Do you know any negative people?

Some folks have trouble finding the bright side of things. We’re at the beginning of a fresh, New Year, a chance to develop new habits and even a new attitude, but many people have trouble getting with the program.

My mother was one of those negative people. She was a good woman, but I remember her complaining a lot about her husband and her sons.

For various reasons, she wasn’t able to feel good even when her life was going well. When mom was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 1992, she was forced to realize that those “negative” years would be the best years of her life. Such a shame.

Anytime is a great time for resolutions and self-improvement, but The New Year is a great time to recognize the sound of opportunity knocking and be grateful for all the good stuff in your life.

These are the best of times, if you want them to be. What do you think? Are these the best of times or the worst of times?