My weakness is being negative. It's as simple as that. When I just made a conscious effort to discover silver linings, and just focus on positive aspects of my life, it made a difference in my happiness. It also showed me how negative some others were around me, that I had never noticed, because I was in that same mindset. It's so cliche, but since it's always been my biggest weakness, it was hard to see that.
My new favorite response to negativity? First world problems. We have it pretty good here, and most of our stress is nothing compared to how other people live in the world, or how our ancestors lived.
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