My BodyBlog

Anyone who has read a few of my posts will see that I take a positive tone when describing my experiences and feelings.  This is no accident, I write with this goal in mind.  When I have a less than stellar workout (see last post!) or have something challenging going on in my life, I look to find something positive about it.  Like everyone I have bad days but I’m not going to dwell on it, life is too short to focus on the negative and it really won’t get you anywhere.

I’ve had lots of difficult times in my life and for a little while experienced mild depression to the point where I couldn’t work and wanted to sleep all the time.  It was thanks to meeting my future wife I was able to jolt myself out of this, deal with some demons and get a whole new perspective on life.  I spent too long dwelling on the negatives of life that I decided not to do it ever again.  It’s not always easy though because I find many people are negative in the way they look at the world.  Staying positive takes work, and it’s not like flipping a switch.  It’s not only how you look at the world, it’s how you see yourself too.  That part of it has been the hardest for me.  When I started weight training I still had some poor self-image and low self-esteem issues, and improving my body has helped me improve how I see myself tremendously, which has made me an all around better person, I think.

Much too often I see blog posts with an entirely negative view about failures and the challenges of life.  I know it’s good to get negative feelings out of your system, but then follow up with something positive…and there is ALWAYS something positive to be gained out of every experience, even if it’s hard to see it at the time.

So when I started blogging I was not about to let any negativity enter into my writing.  I decided that if I was going to share my bodybuilding journey with anyone out there who was interested, they were going to get something positive out of reading what I had to say.  I benefit greatly by reading other’s experiences, I want to give back in some way and help others on their journey and I believe I can best do that through the power of positivity.

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