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How To Allow Good Things to Happen To You

It seems like, lots of time, only bad things happen. We focus so much on the bad that we fail to see any good happen. It doesn't have to be major, but you have to let these things happen.

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How To Allow Good Things to Happen To You
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We become so oblivious to the fact that good things are bound to happen even when it has been a bad day. We think that even with a bad day, nothing will go right. With this happening, we ignore any possible chance of something good to happen. It just decreases chances of good happening. Even with all the bad happening, tomorrow is a new day and a new chance to become a better version of yourself.

For the longest time, I was in a place where I wouldn't let any good to happen to me. Every day was a bad day AND even if it were to be a good day, I'd wait anxiously for something bad to happen. When something negative did happen, I was more content because I was used to being unhappy. Being happy was just as rare of finding a needle in a haystack. That's the mentality I had. I never allowed for myself to see any good.

It wasn't until I met certain people that continued to push me through the bad that I realized maybe life wasn't so bad. I had such a negative outlook on life due to my previous life experiences that I failed to understand that these people standing in front of me wanted to help me find the good. Be it just staying in and watching movies, going on day trips to Houston, or just staying at school and studying, they continuously encouraged me to see the greater good on this world, to allow good things to happen to me, and not question when something bad would happen.

So my advice to anyone out there that's struggling to find the good in life, find people who bring out the good in you. Find the people who day in and day out, encourage you to grow. The rest and the best comes after that.

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