Positive Pride Fridays

Positive Pride Fridays is: A link up where we say, I had the chance to fail myself, but I did not, and it felt freakin fantastic!

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For more info on how/why I started Positive Pride Fridays click here!

"Everyday we are faced with choices. The choices we make can bring us closer to our ideals, closer to the person we want to be OR they can bring us down.

I want to surround my self with people who have pride. Let's show all these excuse makers what pride is and how to make it happen."

Now let's build some pride! Make your own positive blog post and then link up here at the bottom!

This week:

• I wanted to share one specific positive experience I had this week.  I am a very relaxed, calm driver.  I like to put on the cruise control and drive in the same lane with the music on, enjoying the drive.  The problem is that I am susceptible to road rage!  Who isn't really?  Anyway, when people drive dangerously around me, my heart jumps out of my chest and I start wishing I had a tank so I could just run over people who are putting other people's lives at risk by driving so dangerously!  Well, yesterday while driving another driver sent me into that heart pounding kind of anger.  Before I let it take control though, I took a deep breath.  And I thought, What can I do in this situation?  Then I simply reminded myself that I had no control over the other driver, but that I had complete control of myself.  So, I stopped getting angry, I stayed relaxed and continued driving safely and calmly. It was so empowering to take control of myself in that way to actually realize that  I am in control of my emotions.  Why waste energy on negative emotions because of someone else's actions?  And you know what, that driver did not ruin the rest of my day.  I still think that people need to drive safer and calmer and that what this driver did was inexcusable and awful, but in the end I am in control of myself. 

How about YOU?  I want to hear about your positive pride!  Blog and share your positive stuff here:

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