Fun easy ways to stay positive

"of course I make up my own reality, I wouldn't trust that job to anyone else"

The economy and the stock market suck, but will it ruin my day? No way! You see I am what some would say is delusional. This is not say that I don't suffer from moments of being really annoyed and discouraged. I have developed coping mechanism's that work exceedingly well for me. And after each of you makes a personal declaration to buy me a beer the next time you see me, I will share all. (pause)
Great I'll take that as a yes....

Let go of your stupid ego

Ego drives us to accomplish incredible things (good ego)and it also drives us to do some powerful dumb stuff (stupid ego). Your stupid ego is that desire to have more than others, to be perceived as smarter, richer and better looking. Stupid ego is the reason that most of us live in a society that is the most abundant in the world and yet we are not very happy. We are the materialists, the great consumers and possibly the biggest fools that ever walked the earth. The easiest way to slay stupid ego is to...

"Invest in your sense of humor"

Only when you can laugh at yourself, have earned the right to laugh at others. I really like laughing at others so I quickly developed the skills and awareness to laugh at myself. Now my world is amazingly funny. I made up this line....'it's not my inner child I fear losing contact with, it's my outer adult' The happiest most positive people are always those who can laugh at their own misfortune. They don't get knocked down as much as others and if they do, they have the skills to get up quickly. That leads me to my next secret...

"It's ok to be delusional"

I don't see the world as it is, I see it as I want it to be. Don't tell anyone else or the boys in white coats will be knocking on my door. I carry around in my cranium thoughts like...'god was just showing off, when he made me". Or how about this beauty...everything is possible if you can have fun doing it.
I collect a whole bunch of those delusional thoughts and I put them on cards like the one you see above, because...

I need constant reminders

I have lots of little tips to remind myself to be positive and expect the best. One of them is to print cards with a thought or a question such as, 'how can I have fun doing something I don't really want to do'. I'm a lazy guy so I do things like read a book with a highlight marker. That way I can do a 2 minute review and pick out what I thought was valuable. I put little signs around my home as reminders. Of course you have to know that I'm the guy that paid to go to a memory course and forgot to go. So you can see that I am a world class forgetter. However, no problemo, I've found ways to outsource my memory. And finally.....

"There is always a fun and easy way"

If not one soul were to ever read anything on this blog, I would still be the winner. The act of writing these articles is actually brain food for me. Just by writing I become more positive. I think everyone should write a blog, a journal or make comments on sites. It reinforces the positive and besides you can have a chance to poke fun at Eduardo in the process. If you really want to try a fun experiment try this. The next time you have something unpleasant to do, write a card that says something like; How can I fun doing ______________. If you stay with it, you will be pleasantly surprised with what your dusty old brain might dig up.

Smile, staying positive is fun and easy

Eduardo