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 making a list of words for each letter (A-Z) and include why each word makes me feel positively happy.

Please feel free to list your own positive words for today’s letter. You are also more than welcome to “copy” this idea, and create your own list of positive words on your blog.

Awake – This word makes me feel positively happy because I am awake. I was checked out from the world during the years that my Major Depression was at its worst. I basically slept walked my way through life. I was not mentally awake enough to be aware of what was going on around me. Once my depression symptoms began to subside – due in part to the Effexor I was taking – I still spent a great deal of my time sleeping, or thinking about sleeping. The Effexor was causing my diabetes to be out of control, and the high blood glucose that I was living with caused me to feel sleepy all of the time. I am on a different depression medication now, and I can make it through most days without a nap. I am awake and aware.