Is it just me or are you also feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the negative press, the sad truths, the horrible crimes, the uncertainty of the whole world around us? There is not a day that goes by without seeing the shocking rise of covid numbers, the inconceivable crimes against the most vulnerable, the never ending reporting on yet another corruption scandal; in the news, social media or even hearing it from people sitting next to you….well 1.5m away…. When last did you have a conversation with a friend or loved one about just positive news, feel good stories or conversations fueled with encouragement? Don’t you think it’s time to loadshed some of that negativity….having set times where no negative thoughts and words are allowed….only the good ones, the endorphin feeding ones?
We dread that alert- Load shedding scheduled, but we deal with it – we charge the lights, fuel up the generators, prepare food in advance, and even take the time to talk to each other because there is no technologically distractions. We are given schedule of times when loadshedding is set to take place in our area, we prepare and live accordingly….why can’t we do that emotionally? Why can’t we schedule time to load shed all the negative emotions for a certain period of time? Time that no negativity is permitted, or rather no negativity is available….only the much needed positive influence to ourselves and those around us.
We allow negative influences to overtake our perception of everything, to ruin the most wonderful sceneries, precious moments, never-to-be repeated memories and time with loved ones. Human beings tend to conform to set out rules and schedules, because we understand that it is suppose to be for the benefit of the greater good….like loadshedding is suppose the lighten the load on energy usage, we live with the set out schedules. Why don’t we set up our own emotional loadshedding schedules, time set out to benefit, build-up, inspire, motivate, believe, hope and love in! We at the very least owe that to ourselves to be more positive, because we can only share that of which we have overflowing…. come on, set that time, be that one, be the difference! We cannot control all the bad in this world, we are not naive to all the negative press or even loadshedding which will happen again, but we can choose when and how we are going to participate in it, and how our positive mindset might give bright shining rays of hope in the darkness of negativity.
Loadshedding negativity in progress…hope to see you there!
Yours truly
Naomi Grobler
“And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
Philippians 4:8″