Trying to be a more positive human is difficult.

A couple of years ago, I made a conscious decision to be a more positive person. I didn’t care for the track my life was on. Some of the people I loved most were not in my daily life anymore. Social media dominated my free time and was even distracting me while I was working. Something had to change and I decided that change should be me….everything about me needed an adjustment.

You would think the people who still remained in my life would be overjoyed that I was planning a personal overhaul. And you, as I was, would be terribly wrong. My positivity makeover was not fully supported by some, it was downright sabotaged. I had a couple of friends hold our friendship hostage if I didn’t”stop the tree hugger bullshit”. I was stunned and more determined than ever to change.

I weaned myself from Facebook & Twitter. It was not unlike a drug addict getting off drugs. I realized that my drug of choice had been social media, complete with its negative attention I was “using” by posting some of the expletive laden prose I had become known for. This social media purge took almost two years. It was harser than I ever thought it would be. I do have a single outlet remaining on Social Media. My Instagram account, “positivity.not.negativity”, has been largely a hit. From 0 followers to almost 1,000 in a calendar year.  People from all over the globe support my chosen path of peace, love & kindness. We support eachother in this journey towards peace.

I await the return of those I have lost by being a social media whore, but I realize now that they may never accept the new and more positive Deb and that’s ok too. I wish them well in their endeavors.

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