The power of positive words is life giving. They build me up, and provide me with encouragement. They have been known to empower me, giving me the confidence I need to face something difficult. Beginning with the letter A and ending it with Z….I am going to make a list of one word for each letter (A-Z) and include why this word makes me feel positively happy.

Interested – This word makes me feel positively happy because I enjoy being interested in the world around me. Checked out, there but not there, nobody is home, are just a few phrases that could be applied to my state of being during the time before I began depression treatment. I was not all that interested in what was going on, or who was involved in it. I tried to be, especially when my daughter was talking to me. More often than not, my mind would simply wander off while I was listening to her. Same thing would happen when I tried to read, listen to music, and even watch TV. Being interested in what is going on in the world, and my family makes my life more full, and interesting. Being interested makes me an active participant in life.

I would love to see what you come up with for the letter I!

My dear friend, Margaret of The World As I See It, began her own list of Positive Words. I encourage you to check it out! If you decide to do this exercise on your own blog, let me know. I would be more than happy to put up a link, directing people to it.