52 Weeks 500 Words
This is how it began: Justine (not her real
name) decided to write 500 words (or as near as), anything goes, per week for 52
weeks. She would then submit it for anonymous posting, via me, her friend.
Perhaps a pattern will emerge from her words, but at this stage it’s more an
experiment I have agreed to share in. I’ll attempt to draw conclusions at the
end of this. Stay tuned if this resonates with you.
Week 17
'Life is definitely a rollercoaster! Up and down with wide
swings and narrow turns. I've gone back and had a look at previous entries and,
you know what? I come across as a bit of a whine. I seem to be a rather
negative person … at least, I sound like one when I’m writing my feelings down.
I don’t like that. Right, that’s another whine for you.
Still, I don’t like that about myself, for I've always believed I’m a rather
positive kind of person. Fine, understandably, that idiot who decided to stalk
me, that would make anyone negative and cause absolute distrust with
surroundings and people, and yet I should be able to move forward and be more positive.
That, after all, was a life experience, the kind that teaches lessons. The
learning is itself a positive attribute. And now I find myself smiling, for I do
believe the lesson just came home! And as I haven’t again heard a peep from the
quarter, I think I’ll take it on board.
There it is. The more positive outlook. I know life is hard
and each of us needs to deal with so many issues, circumstances, emotions and
situations, and I’m aware this is why we sometimes sound negative to others-
when a friend asks how you are, do you say ‘fine’ or do you actually tell your
friend the truth? You’d tell a real friend the truth, the bad stuff, how
terrible you feel etc, and that might make us appear whining. How enlightening.
Enlightening, because it now occurs to me that to be regarded as a positive
person by others, including our real friends, do not tell the truth.
That can’t be right. This is a concept that requires more
soul-searching, I think. I’ll do so and let you in on my conclusions when I
have them. At this point, however, allow me to say I’d rather be seen as a
whine than be less than truthful with those who matter, as I would prefer them
to tell me their ‘bad’ stuff no matter how that makes them appear.
Let us celebrate honesty first! The rest we can figure out
as we go. And that, friends, is actually a positive attitude. Hmm, I’m quite
proud of me right now.'
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