More by: Marlee

THE ART OF BEING POSI

DEFINITION : POSI IS SHORT FOR POSITIVE —- pronounced : posi

first introduced to me by zach meier

i want to feel positive. and i want everyone around me to feel positive. not in a mushy way. or in a slap happy “hey betch i am a fecking cheerleader” way. (it’s cool if you are/were into cheerleading. just needed a visual) i grew up in grand rapids. then i left for four years. then i moved back. and it feels like a no bake cookie that has just the right consistency but needs a glass of milk. (soy if you prefer) (or almond breeze, which i prefer)

i have found beautiful things to fill my days.

FARMERS MARKET.

BRICK ROAD PIZZA COMPANY

HEARTSIDE GALLERY AND STUDIO

POTLUCKS

DANCE IN THE ANNEX

RIDING MY BIKE

throughout all of these positive things i have found in this thriving city i am still missing something. i can’t keep thriving on my own energy. i will get tired. i am already getting tired. i get bummed out. and so do my friends.

POSI SUMMER(ALMOST FALL)LIST 2010 :

let’s be better at asking each other out for coffee instead of beer. or to go on a walk instead of play video games. or play non-violent video games and drink local beer with a friend! let’s talk less about one another to other people, and talk face to face to each other more often. let’s do work out videos together and adopt animals rather than make mac n cheese and talk about how we wish we had dogs. let’s cook more fresh foods together, and ask each other how our days were. and visit each other at work. and volunteer together.make someone a mix tape! better yet, make it for someone you barely know or work with. it might be the start of something great. walk to work one day instead of riding or driving. you’ll notice more buildings, people, and goodness. get rid of your clothes and trinkets. purge purge purge. you know it feels good to get rid of that stupid dress you haven’t worn in three years.

check out g-rad.org : it has the best calendar of things to do in gr, and anyone can add to it! attend an event you normally wouldn’t dream of going to. write someone a letter. a real one. snail mail. you know you’ve been wanting to.

MORAL OF THE STORY FOLKS :

TALK LESS SHIT. DO MORE STUFF.

most importantly, i am at the beginning of all of this. the beginning of even WANTING to make an attempt to start leading and living a more positive lifestyle. i’ll keep trying, but i’ve heard a lot of other people wanting this too. and i think it can work if we all help each other out.

mgcp.