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One powerful thing I had to stop and really take note of today is this: in a world that offers an endless buffet of negativity, you will always find something to complain about if you’re looking for it. There is so much to pick apart, call out, grumble about, and be overwhelmed by. And if you’re not careful, all that noise can bury you—mentally, emotionally, even spiritually.

I could’ve let it take me today. I really could have.

I didn’t get much sleep this week. Time management is something I know I need to work on, but this week really showed it. Monday, I went to bed at 3 a.m. and was up at 8 for work. And it didn’t stop there—every night this week has been post-midnight sleep. Today, I was feeling the weight of it. Exhausted. And I hadn’t even eaten, which we all know is a setup for everything to feel ten times heavier than it actually is.

Physically tired. Mentally foggy. Spiritually low. That combo? Yeah, that’ll have you questioning everything.

But I made a choice. I ate, which helped, and even though I still felt off, I paused. I started remembering—remembering that there was a time when I desperately wanted out of a situation. I was so focused on escaping it that I didn’t even appreciate the space I was in. Funny thing is, back then I thought the past was better. And that made me realize something loud and clear:

If I keep glorifying the past, I’m never going to value the present.

That hit me. Because if I keep living with a mindset that the “good days” are always behind me, I’ll keep overlooking the goodness in right now. And I refuse to do that. I’m not going to spend my days resenting the present or romanticizing the past. I want to love my now. Appreciate my now. Be thankful now.

We do this thing where we value people more after they’re gone. We honor seasons after they’re over. But why? Why wait for the “after” to give something its due? Why not value the living, breathing present? Why not honor the good we have, while we have it?

So today, in my truck, I made a decision: fix my mind on good.

Not on a particular outcome. Not on the perfect plan. Just… good.

Because I desire to experience good in my life—and I know that good is not out there somewhere. It’s not in someone else’s hands. It’s in me. God is in me. And God is good. That means good is already in me. I’m not looking outward for what’s been planted inward. And the more I remember that, the more I tap into that truth, the stronger I feel.

Even if all I can do is think about the concept of good—that alone shifts my mindset.

Yes, I did end up taking a nap (thank God for naps), but the point is—I didn’t let that low space take me out. I acknowledged the truth: I have a good life. God has abundantly supplied me. He has protected me. He has favored me. And if I don’t say that out loud—if I don’t recognize that—then what am I even doing?

We all have room to grow. I know I do. But I’ve wasted enough time not fighting for good. It’s easy to be negative. It’s easy to give up, easy to doubt, easy to throw in the towel and call it a day. But I don’t want that. I’m after more. I want more of the good things, and that begins within.

If my mind isn’t aligned with good things—if my heart isn’t full of good things—then there’s no way my life can reflect anything but the opposite. And if I’m constantly speaking negativity, there’s no way I can expect goodness to manifest. That’s not how it works.

Life and death is in the power of the tongue. People say that all the time, but do they get it? I see that principle in action. I watch people speak negativity over their lives like it’s nothing, and sure enough, they walk right into it. I don’t play those games. I watch my words. You will never catch me speaking that kind of self-sabotage over my life.

The Word says, “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” That’s not just a nice quote—it’s a spiritual law. And it all flows together. Thoughts, words, beliefs—they create the atmosphere of your life.

So here I am. Choosing to fix my mind on good. Not because I’m ignoring reality. Not because everything is perfect. But because I know the power of where I focus. I’ve lived on the other side of that. I’ve seen what happens when you let negativity lead. And I don’t want that anymore.

So I’m choosing better. I’m choosing good.

Because that’s where life really begins.