Off Key. Good Vibes

"A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst, and it sparks extraordinary results." Wade Boggs

Newton's third law of motion states "for every action is a equal and opposite reaction."
While this is true for the  laws of physics, it also applies to our relationship with others.

Imagine you are singing in a choir and the person next to you begins to sing off key. Do you start to sing off key as a reaction to them? Or do you stay in tune with the song holding your key and your part?  This is how we need to react. But do we?
I am very much reactionary.
I put my foot in my mouth often. I have vomit of the mouth and swallowing that back is not pretty.
I am excitable and obnoxious.

This quarantine really has people either HOT or Cold. I stay off of Facebook unless I am "Liking" someone's status story. But as soon as I see negativity my skin begins to crawl.
Its a $@#t show out there. Emotions are high. People are losing it. Everyone has an opinion. Everyone has their own version of the "TRUTH".

Yes, Reacting is part of life.
Yes, Reacting is part of interacting with others.

This negative, bickering, judgmental vibe going around is not for me.

Good Vibes Only.
I have been brought from Glory to Glory. I have been rescued and brought out of the ashes. I don't want to bask in bitterness, malice, anger.
Quarantine or not, there is no excuse for being a butthead.
If you speak to a world in pain you will always have an audience.

I have had my bouts where dark shadows have cast emotional storms. A scribbled mess of crazy thoughts. Trying to fall asleep begging God to "Create in me a clean Heart oh my God.."

I know that it takes action. I have to do the little things.

• Pray
• Stay in the word. 
• Garbage in, Garbage out. (watch what you hear and see)
• Keep smiling. 
• Gratitude first. 
• Circle yourself up with good energy, love, positivity. 

 "Get Jiggy with it"

"Anita, what does painting rocks do for you? What do you get out of it?" Andy says with this quirky look on his face. 

I drop my readers down to look at him from the floor I was sitting painting rocks and respond, "It makes me happy, I don't know, I have thought about this a lot, its weird I know...." 

Then I continue after another thought comes "I love hiding them on the trails and get so excited when people find them."

Today, I had so much fun dropping my rocks on the trails at Holly Rec. I was even more excited when I saw Christine out there hiking and looking for them. 

Last week, Rachel was out there and found 4 of my rocks! 

Rundown: 

Distance: 6miles, Holly Rec

Time: 1:07

My knee is still hurting. I took it easy and iced it when I got home. 

In Conclusion: We are all off key a little bit these days. But we have to choose to react with kindness. Just because others are being snarky does not mean you have to pull up a chair. 

Choose kindness. 

In Other News: Mothers Days was sooo nice. My boys actually made me rocks! It was so sweet.

My favorite TURDS. Happy Mama. 

God took my mother when I was 18 but gave me this angel to mother me for over 30 years. 

Anita

Anita~