Recently, I've learned the importance of meditating on a more consistent basis. I've noticed a lot of pessimism and negativity around me lately and it's gradually been taking its toll on my mental state. Once you get trapped in that negative state, it gets increasingly harder to remove yourself from all of it as time goes by. I started losing sight of some of my passions due to gaining a lethargic "what's the point" perspective on life. This was not only aided by negative mindsets, but also by less-than-great circumstances occurring in my personal life. It sort of snuck up on me and at one particularly bad point, it dawned on me that I was drowning in it. I liken it to the anecdote of the frog in a slowly boiling pot of water. If negativity is gradually added into your life over a long period of time, you won't notice just how much has been pilling up and draining you physically, mentally and emotionally...

   When I was thinking up ideas for the next emotional alphabet, which was the letter G, I could only come up with somber things like grief or guilt. I wanted to move past negative emotions and focus on more positive things, mostly because I haven't been feeling those emotions. What I have felt though, and what I decided to use, is grateful. The past two months or so have been pretty great with the last two weeks being super positive. I've been accomplishing goals in my life that I've set years ago and never finished until now which has got me feeling so uplifted. It's such a great feeling. Everyone in my life has also been supportive of me in one way or another and for that I'm grateful. Yesterday also happened to be my birthday, so I figured what better time to express my gratitude then now. So this is me blowing out my candle and reflecting on the good parts of my life. Stay Positive...