Surround yourself with positive people.

I was looking around at the group of people that I associate with earlier today.

I spent some time thinking about what kind of people they are.

What are the kinds of people that I actually enjoy hanging around with?

Positive people.

Positive people make everything seem better don't they?

I have two roommates.

One of them is a very nice guy. He drinks craft beers, and always wants to go hang out at the bar.
This is something that I'm not necessarily into, but he is very calm and relaxed.

He always has a positive attitude about everything.

The other roommate is in a bad mood most of the time.

It's true that he works a lot, and he also goes to school, but he pretty much never has a good word to say to anyone.

Can you guess which one I prefer to spend time with?

I find the same situation happens at work and in my friendships outside of work.

I might meet a new friend in a work situation and then find myself in a going various places with them.

It took me awhile to realize that all of the friendships that I make tend to be friendships with people that are in a good mood most of the time.

When someone smiles at you it makes you want to smile back. In fact, if you randomly smile at someone there's a good chance that you will make them smile too.... even if they're in a bad mood.

I like to be around people that are smiling.

I like to be around people that have managed to defeat their negativity and come out the other side feeling good.

It makes life a lot easier when we have a smile on our face.

We can look at each other and know that there's no malice in our hearts..

When it comes to my positive roommate, I know that he is simply a good guy that wants to have some fun.

The other roommate though..... always seems as if he's up to something because he's always so downtrodden and irritated with the entire world.

The power of positivity cannot be understated.

It's always a good idea to surround yourself with positive people.