Positivity

Last week, I spent a few days in Wildwood Crest, NJ. I was struggling to find something to get for my friend. She recently took a trip to Brazil, and brought me back a beautiful pair of earrings, along with an adorable hair clip, several Brazilian coins, and a post card from the town where she stayed.

I couldn't find anything. Every gift shop was stuffed with gaudy, tourist tchockes (or however you spell that word...). But, in the last shop I visited, on my grandmother's request, I found a set of three bands, all with a silver piece engraved with one simple word: Positivity. The whole idea behind the bracelets is to keep one for yourself and give the other two to friends, to spread the Positivity. I've been wearing mine ever since. This is the perfect thing for my friend. She is always such an outgoing, fun-loving person. She's been going through rough times, just like me.

I've felt the power of positivity through the bracelet. Every time I look at it, I am reminded of how inspiring my friend is, how even in her darkest moments, she can still find a way to smile.

I'm not 100% fine. I may look it on the outside, but I'm very unstable. I'm hoping that the power of positivity will aid me in becoming 100% fine.

Visit www.shareyourpositivity.org to post your positive moments, or to read about other people's inspiring acts. It's important that positivity shine through the darkest of clouds. It's the light at the end of the tunnel.