Balance

 Everything in the Universe wants to achieve a balance. Balance is key...just ask the Flying Wallendas. It's a funny thing though...it may be like my view of Karma...I don't know if things perfectly balance out or not but ideally they should come pretty close. Things do naturally want to find a balance. 

 We all have issues and mine aren't special in any way, but right now the amount of negative things happening to me is severely outweighing the positive things. It's just an observation...it's facts. I'm not alone...I've heard other people say the same thing. Maybe it's just the times we're in but it's getting old. 

 Three bad things happened yesterday. Two things have happened today and one thing is extremely bad. It's not about focusing or dwelling on the negative stuff at all...it's just how it is right now. If anything I'm trying to reject the negative things, and if positive things were happening I'd absolutely focus on them, but right now they're not. 

 Some people get off on negativity and they love sharing it with others because misery loves company, but if someone were to ask me how things are going I'd certainly rather rattle off a list of positive things than negative. Either way can get attention and the squeaky wheel gets the grease, but I'd rather be the wheel with chrome mags that burns rubber and peels off and makes people go "Yeah!" 

 One thing about negativity, or positivity too, is that whatever the situation is, our brains release certain chemicals according to what's going on, and these chemicals can in turn affect the brain and what decisions it makes going forward, creating a feedback loop.

 If we're frightened, our brains release adrenaline and such. If we're in love, it releases oxytocin, dopamine and other things, which causes a bonding effect, and the release of more oxytocin. 

 Not unlike when substances like alcohol or drugs hijack the pleasure/reward system of the brain, and make it think that those substances are ctually necessary for survival, these chemicals will cause the brain to do whatever is necessary to release more of them, like a self-fulfilling prophecy. 

 If you're generally a happy person, your brain will follow along and cause you to do things to get more dopamine and such, so you'll find your brain favoring happy situations and trying to create more of them. It works the same way if you're generally a not so happy person. Your brain will engage in negative and self-destructive behavior in order to get more adrenaline, cortisol and such. 

 Studies have shown that if you make yourself smile, even if it's fake and forced, it will cause the brain to take notice and release more of the feel-good chemicals, and you'll actually become happier. It's a great example of what the wise man George Clinton once said: "Free your mind and your ass will follow." Sharing a smile works for everyone, and it's been proven by science (SCIENCE). 

 One thing I can say is that I'm very aware of how I treat people if I'm unhappy or angry or whatever. We've all been guilty of snapping at an innocent bystander when we're upset about something, but it shows a serious lack of character to take things out on others. 

 Anyway I'm hoping that in my case things will achieve a better balance, and that goes for everyone else too. Like I said my problems aren't unique but they're seriously bad, and unless I get a break or two pretty soon I'm going to be in serious trouble.

 I have to say that I've been richly blessed in this life in so many ways and I count my blessings every day, especially days like these. If I was a total Negative Norm I'd be taking about nothing but the bad things, but I'm trying to be positive. 

 I wonder though if it's a deal where I used up all the good Karma in the past, and now I get the bad stuff, but I hope that's not the case. The pendulum doesn't keep swinging in one direction only. It can't do that. 

 Going by the seriousness of these negative things, if things ever do achieve a balance, then I'm in for a treat, and I'm ready. Statistically speaking, it totally should be that way. 

 According to the numbers, I'm due some good news. Heck, I'd settle for a 70-30 split, no joke. If not, the scale is tipping toward the negative side, and gravity's a bitch. Have a nice day, and don't lose your balance.