It's a new year and it's about damn time we start learning to appreciate all the great things that we are blessed with in our lives. We have so much to be thankful for yet all we tend to focus on is the things we've done wrong, the forgotten words, and all the things that have hurt us. It's a new year, take a risk and say the things you've always wanted to tell someone, do something that you've been scared to do like getting that meaningful tattoo you've always wanted.

Everyone is guilty of focusing more on the negatives than positives which is fine, we're all human. The difference, however, is the individual that wants to change the way they see things is the one who will learn to be happier, more independent, and all around live a fun, lovable life style. Negative energy takes so much time and effort away from our day which nobody likes. Start your day off waking up to your favorite song as an alarm, make yourself a cup of tea or coffee to help you kick off your morning. Do things that makes you happy not things that validate happiness for another person but things that you yourself enjoy. You can't be a people pleasure your whole life it's just a toxic thing to do whether you realize it or not.

Use 2017 as the year of opportunities to make your own happiness. Be brave, be bold, adventurous, and most importantly, stop being so negative!