having a positive outlook on things is a skill

yup, the title of the entry is self-explanatory: being positive is not as easy as it sounds. you need to apply the mentality to your daily life, romanticize the small things you do, and thinking about the fact you GET to to them.

with this concept in mind, i'm not trying to assert that you have to ignore the negative things in your life, because that would defeat the point of positivity: there is no good things without bad things, but at the same time (and this is from personal experience) a good attitude can prevent you from falling further down into the negativity loophole. 

in short, don't force yourself to be happy all the time, but rather remember (during your hard times) that a storm doesn't last forever, and you're on this planet to see it through!

Live your life with big AND small adventures, but live it you must!

Do it for yourself c: