embrace positivity

Life is definitely a test, if you want to stand and take the challenge, you can and that's GREAT but if you don't want to take the challenge, you don't have to and from personal experience, I think that's the wrong move because even though we have challenges in life, DON'T GIVE UP ON LIFE, you/we have to go through the obstacle courses. The obstacle courses might be short, they might be long but along the way, you might befriend someone or multiple people to help you figure out how to maneuver through those obstacle courses. Sometimes, you just have to maneuver though obstacle courses by yourself and THAT IS OK, I'm pretty sure maneuvering through those obstacle courses with someone would be special but sometimes IT IS WHAT IT IS, but you/we will get through those obstacle course together via positive energy, positive thinking and positive mantras. Life is a journey too and along that journey, there will be incredible highs and unbearable lows, or we think the l...

 I work in downtown Cleveland and it's no different than any other downtown in a city in regards of the homeless population. Most of the homeless population that I experience around the city of Cleveland ask for money, food and etc., if I have something, I'll give it to them but if I don't have anything they leave me alone. The homeless or the unfortunates around where I work are aggressive verbally. I don't think they mean to, but they are. It's interesting because some days they are really aggressive but the next day, they are so polite. I don't want to assume but my prediction is some of them have mental issues. Sometimes I feel extending grace to them but other times, I have to be firm with them and be slightly aggressive right back. For example, it was an unfortunate individual who wanted food and when an employee of the restaurant said no (in a polite manner), the unfortunate individual said FUCK YOU. The rest of the employees didn't want to have anyt...