Week 14

The start of a new week's challenge... see the post on it here.

This challenge, like many others, came at just the right time.  I've been noticing lately a lot of negativity in my life, and really wanting to change it, adjust things, and lo and behold, this is our challenge.  Stop feeding negative energy.

Negative energy in my life comes from dealing with facebook lately.  Saturday, I asked my husband to join me in cutting out facebook for a week.  Absolutely no facebook all week!  I think this will help.  Another thing we will need to do is cut out talk about things that stir negative emotions.  I think that will be difficult seeing as the big topic around here right now is a poorly written anti bullying legislation that the NDP are cramming through amidst much opposition from churches, private schools, and other various people who can see that this legislation will not help reduce bullying but will instead serve to segregate groups further, and force private schools based on Biblical standings to promote things that may go against what they stand for... I'm not going to get into the bill or my stance on it here, but it has become a rather hot topic in our area, and the media is having a field day.   I've seen so much hatred in the attitudes of some people... I've been bullied for my stance by another adult, seen people go as far as saying Christians should be criminalized for some of their Bible-based beliefs (even though those beliefs are hurting no one), and I've heard and seen some I know talk of family that refuses to visit they hold a different view.  Why can't we all accept that we are different and will have differences of opinion?  Why are families literally splitting in anger over this?  Funny thing is this - those that are so mean (from where I stand) on this whole thing and so adamantly wanting things pushed in their favor don't even have kids in/going into schools... and this is a school anti bullying bill!  It has become an emotional topic.  And it is all over facebook.  So... no facebook for me, and hopefully we can cut the talk about the subject out of our house for now.

Other negative things that I will not be able to eliminate are stressful things like farm books.  Ugh.  That causes a lot of negative emotions for me, and I'm not sure how to deal with it.  I have a lot I should do but I just can't bring myself to do so, which will only serve to make things worse when I finally do.  Ah well.

Something someone once told me is that negative attitudes breed toxicity in a person.  I've been seeing more and more how much truth there is to that.  Once you are around a toxic person for a long time, you become toxic yourself.  The negativity permeates the household, no matter how much I attempt to do to keep it out.  It is a difficult thing.  So, we need to do what we can to bring about positive changes and positive thinking rather than negative.  I have done much to reduce clutter  and chaos, but there is more I need to do, and not just physical clutter, but emotional.  I think emotional clutter might just be the harder of the two to remove!  And the toxicity of negative emotion in my life has been breeding more negativity, and it needs to end!  And the only way to get rid of toxins is to limit exposure so that the body can naturally detox... therefore, I'm going to force myself to limit exposure and fill myself instead with good thoughts (as much as I can, it will take work) until my body is able to detox itself of unwanted negativity.

How to do that?  Removing myself from facebook for a while will help.  Stopping negative talk when I notice it forming... that will help too.  And focusing on the verse... whatever is true, whatever is noble, kind, excellent, praiseworthy, pure, righteous... I will think on such things.

Now... to do it.