Some days I wake up, and I have the overwhelming feeling that it is just not going to be my day. My hair is not cooperating, my wardrobe is non-existent, I walked to class and forgot there was a quiz, all they had in the cafeteria was soup. You know, those days.

But how do I choose positivity on these days? How can I wake up put my self together, throw on a hat, and smile as I think of the quiz I failed and the nasty soup I'm eating?

It is so hard. Sometimes I just want to throw everything down and give up. I just want to go to bed and start all over. But what a waste that would be!

I need to keep asking myself, "Is what you are doing today getting you closer to what you want to do tomorrow?". If I keep wasting time on what isn't going my way, when am I ever going to embrace all the great things that are happening?

When your alarm goes off and all you think is "Why do I need to even get up today?" Get up. Get dressed. Look stellar. Kill it.

Because when you really don't want to, that's when you have too. That's when you have to look in the mirror and choose positivity. It's hard work.

It's not always going to be a ray of sunshine, sometimes it's simply smiling through the tears. Because you're not giving in today.

God is winning battles in your favor every day. Every. Single. Day. He is there and more powerful than any of the forces trying to work against you.

You have the full potential every time your feet hit the floor to make that day the greatest day of your life. You may still have bad hair and an ugly shirt, but God is going to use you for His purpose today. Even if you had to eat nasty soup afterwards.

I struggle the most as a college student with trying to find the positive in all situations, because what's worse than getting a D on the test? Well, getting an F would be worse. But that's not the point, don't try to find good in the bad. Find the good without the bad. Stop looking at your bad situations and trying to turn them upside down. Look at the good, the plain, simple, good.

Positivity will not come over night. But it can start right now. If that is what you choose.

Today, I am choosing positivity.