Snow was falling, while from the safety of the school grounds the grinding and rumbling was deafening. It was a cold and frightful moment that led to unforgettable kindnesses.
Lesson 1: Positivity Spreads and Heals
A grandma who was giving me food and checking up on me regularly at the time said something I will never forget. “Being optimistic is a [your] choice”. It was the cliche, glass half-empty or half-full analogy, but she was absolutely correct.
She wanted me to think about how to uplift others instead of focusing on my despair. And it really hit me - things could’ve been much worse, but they weren’t. I was serving up too much glass-half empty energy to people around me.
Through that grandmother’s positivity and wisdom, I changed my mindset, and felt much more refreshed.
