Day 1

Well, this is my first journal entry on this site.  I'm not sur eexactly how this works...and how often I will write...but I thought I would give it a try. Today has been a horrible day.  So much so, I don't even feel like writing about it now.  I wish I had a close friend who I could call to just talk.  Alas, I don't. In any case, I know it is often said that writing things down can make one feel better...or at least come up with a good plan on how to make things better.  Dale Carnegie says that a good way to eliminate worry from one's life is to come up with a plan on what one can do about the situation.  Regardless of how dreadful a situation may be, we all seem to be able to handle it better if instead of focusing on what happended to us, we try and find a solution.  I guess, in the end, we all feel better if we feel we have some "control" over a situation...and we seem to be able to gain that "control" by coming up with a game plan. So I think that is what I am going to try and do tonight for myself.  I have to stay positive!  No matter how bad things get, tomorrow is always another day for something great to happen!