I have subtly noticed....

Ever since I have lost weight and looking slimmer and healthier, I have noticed two things:

1. Many people have noticed my weight loss and are commenting on it when they see me, congratulating me and asking me how I did it. I will tell them how I did it and encourage, motivate and give them as much advice as possible, to the best of my knowledge.

2. Those friends who constantly talked about my weight, making sure the first question they ask me when I see them is "how is you exercise going?" and/or that I'm living on the unhealthy side to life, and that I should really do something about it. Now, they avoid the topic, they don't recognise my achievements but instead have pick another target to drill me on. A bit unhealthy to be around don't you think?

I have noticed a paradigm shift in my thoughts and perceptions of people. I had found previously, I was wanting the friendships and attention, not realising that a lot of these friendships were a bit toxic and negative. I hadn't noticed it as I always figured that they were trying to help me, giving me that 'tough love' friendship.

And those friendships that were positive and worthwhile, didn't really hang around me. I now see why. I have learnt that negativity can't survive around positivity, just as the dark can survive when there is light.

The lesson here is: keep an eye out for negativity in your life, what ever it may be. Eliminate it in the healthiest way that you know, either dropping it like its hot or calmly stepping away from it with a grin on your face, and the positive things in life will slowly open itself onto you.

Help others out, either friends or strangers, as you would want them to help you. Lets all work together as a team. Why? Because a team doesn't shun or knock down another team member to achieve a goal.