Positivity and Belief.

Another sentimental post coming up here guys... Don't moan, there's nothing wrong with a bit of soppy sentiment, and I feel the internet, with its social network sites that have a fair amount of bad media for cyber-bullying etc is currently lacking in a bit of good old happiness, and encouragement....Not that there isn't such people or blogs, there are just not as many as there should be!
So, specifically I'd like to write about positivity and belief, not just self-belief, but belief in general. I won't lie, I'm 18, 19 this year, teenage years haven't exactly been amazing all the time, and sometimes belief in situations, others and oneself can seem somewhat impossible to find and this can apply to anyone at any age. However, despite accepting I'm young and haven't experienced everything the world might throw at me, I've had enough happen, big and small to understand some basics.

It's also the most basic of things, for the smallest of problems that people sometimes seem to lose track of. There have been years, for myself, and for others I know, and undoubtedly practically everyone, where everything seems to collapse on itself, and where only the negative times and memories stand out, where they overtake some wonderful and fantastic moments. So we'll start there, it might happen, but if you realise that looking back on a year all you can remember is the negatives, then first of all work out where in the year there are gaps in your memory, and slowly go over the good memories, small or large. TRULY, you can be going through an awful time, and having a troublesome year, but if you can recollect the smallest moments of happiness; A conversation with a friend that made you laugh, or reminded you just how much they care for you, an evening with family that was enjoyable, a concert, a school trip, a lesson, a walk ANYTHING. ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING. Once you grasp one of these memories, you will have created, what I like to call a 'Catalytic Memory'. This is where you think of one memory that makes you smile, and it creates a dominoes effect where you start to remember other good memories, and it builds upon itself, when you do this, it will make you happy in the present time, for however long. Whether its a little while, or a long while, guaranteed it will make a difference. Once you've made this difference, it will effect you in the long term, because you keep recollecting and there'll come a time, where you're fed up of looking negatively, fed up of letting bad things ruin your mood, and trust me whether its a truly horrible situation you're going through or a smaller one, it should help you cope with whatever is going on. If you improve your mood, you are more likely to think more positively, if you think more positively, you'll be inspired to do something incredible, again big or small, if you do something for others or yourself it should make you feel better about yourself. NEVER underestimate the power you have, you can help others, you can help yourself. Positivity and Belief are big things, once you come upon them in the briefest of moments, you will have started to make yourself feel better. Belief = Positivity, Positivity = Belief.