Right Around the Corner

Something I do when I want to give up (which is unfortunately quite often) is tell myself that something good is right around the corner. The thing is, when I really believe that, I am able to better recognize the good things that do happen. Here's an example. If I am really depressed and drowning in the hopelessness then somebody does something nice for me like bring me gluten free cookies I might smile for a couple minutes but then once the cookies are gone I'm back to feeling completely dejected and drained of all hope. But if I'm depressed and have myself convinced that something good is right around the corner, I would acknowledge the cookies as something good happening to me, proving myself right. Then it can go on to bigger things the next day and the day after that and so on. If you are expecting good things to happen, you will better be able to recognize them when they do. And don't get me wrong, I am NOT an optimist by nature. Quite the opposite, actually. But psuedo-optimism can actually get you pretty far. Just give it a try, see how it works out. Like I said about daily affirmations though, you really have to be convinced or it won't work. Good luck, guys. Hope you're handling things well wherever you are and whatever you're dealing with. Hang in there.