"The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best." -Epictetus
Have you ever been around someone before and you felt uplifted, almost as though there was positivity just pouring out from that person's soul into yours? I believe that is what the aforementioned quote is talking about. Sometimes it may seem inevitable that we are "stuck" in certain situations with certain people, but perhaps the point is whenever possible, to try and surround oneself with positive influences and avoid the negative and draining forces that are out there.
While there truly is a time and a place for everything, and there will be moments of perceived unpleasantness in life, I want to go about making a conscious effort to attract and emit positivity. Though it might be painful at first, similarly to pruning back a fruit tree or vine, the end result is much healthier and promotes growth. Let your spirit soar!
