Its hard to think about the positives in life – we are wired to think about the negatives, react to those things, and just let the best of us pass us by.
It makes sense from a biological standpoint – for most of human history it was that quality that kept us alive. Who cares if I just hugged my son if someone or something was out to actively kill me.
The problem is, with art, is that negativity can destroy us. We confuse it with anger, when it is closer to bitterness. Instead of growing with our skills, pushing ourselves, we are worried about some slight that may have happened to us.
Being thankful helps, being mindful helps, being able to stop and focus helps, building art helps, talking to positive people helps, writing about being good helps, looking at your art helps, sleep helps, eating well helps, getting sun helps, therapy helps, calling someone once a week helps.
From the desk of Adam Thomas 