Awesome

I love Winnie the Pooh. 

He is very wise.  For Christmas last year, my mom bought me a book, “The Tao of Pooh.” I LOVE IT!

The other day I was biking with my kids in this really pretty wooded area and my son said, “Mom, this looks like the 100 acre wood!”  I agreed.  So we decided to give everyone a role to play.  He, of course, was Pooh.  I was Piglet because he wanted me to live with him.  Then my daughters were Eeyore and Tigger.  Now, of course, everyone would want to be Tigger…he’s fun, he likes to jump around.  Eeyore on the other hand, is a tougher sell. 

Poor Eeyore, walking around saying things like, “it looks like rain”.  He’s a glass half empty sort. 

Have you ever known an Eeyore? 

Are you an Eeyore? 

Do people that are Eeyores know they are Eeyores?  

 

What makes a person a “glass half empty” person?

It’s a choice.  It’s also habit.  Some people are just in the habit of complaining.  Have you ever been around someone that is complaining a lot and you start complaining too?  Then you leave and you think, “Why did I say that?  I don’t think that.” 

In our best moments, we see the best in everyone.  We can see the glass as half full. This is when we are not tired, we are not hungry or in a hurry…we are aware and present in the moment and we see it as good. 

Because it is all good you know. 

Negativity blocks the flow of good energy.  When we were in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, (most beautiful place on earth) everyone there said “awesome” all the time.  You would say something like, “This is great, I’m so excited to go white water rafting” and they’d say, “awesome”.  You would say “How do you like living here?” and they would say, “awesome”.  We noticed this and thought it was really funny so my daughter tried to trick a rafting guide and said, “I have to go to the bathroom” (what kid doesn’t love potty humor) and he said, “awesome”.   Really?  That’s awesome? 

 The point is…it’s all awesome.  They’ve got the right idea.  Even when you are in doubt, even when it literally looks like rain, we should all smile and say, “awesome”.  Try it. 

 People might think you are on something or not listening or totally clueless but you’ll be happier. 

 I’d venture to guess other people will be happier around you too. 

 I went with a friend to hear a Christian speaker once.  She was on fire with her faith.  She was exuberant, literally “lit up” and she was challenging people to join her.  My friend must have had a weird look on her face at one point and the woman came over to her and said, “I know you think I’m crazy but I’m happy crazy!” 

You know what I have to say to that?  …Awesome.