Barbelith Underground > Temple > "Say Something Positive"

I’d like to start a small, background project here – but this is my first Temple thread ever, so please shoot me down if this has been done before and I’ll quietly slink away.

I would like to make a thread that could be a Positive hub movement, where people can post things that make them feel positive happy that fit or don’t fit into either of these threads, but also primarily a drive towards positivity and the energy that comes with it.

I'd like to qualify a little; I am not saying that

I) Barbelith is not a positive place
II) Barbelith’s posters are not positive people
III) Or that there is a lack of positive feeling around here.

On the contrary. I find that Barbelith hums with positivity some days, and makes me laugh a lot of the time at the sillier things (more notably in conversation) and smile at others. I would, however, like to make an attempt at founding this thread as a place for sharing positive, affirming, happy experiences and trying to get a flow of the associated energy going. It would be, ideally, like building a large fire - but it needs the spark to start with, prosaically enough.

My feeling, and it may be entirely individual, is that the world is a strange and dark place a lot of the time at the moment, and I think it would be good to try to redress the balance somewhat. It's my fault, really; I’ve tried springing “Say something Positive” onto several people and they’ve been singularly unable to reply, even when given time to compose themselves. Which is, yes, a silly thing to do - but I wanted to test the theory out a little.

So, a brief qualification of what might be most appreciated –

- Recounting of positive experiences that may inspire other people
- Happy memories that you may want to share
- Techniques for bringing ‘Good’ energy into the world and into lives
- General news or news stories that are positive or may raise a smile
- Forwards to other threads that are fun, happy or positive.

I see that this has been briefly mentioned In the past in terms of techniques, and also in conversation twice. But when I mention this as a "Project", I'd like a sort of quasi-'working' background to all this - my ideal end result is to bring the positive to the front of the stage, blinking in the lights, to prove that it does actually exist, even if it may have had a little stage fright.

For instance, for me, something comes to mind at the moment to start off with;

I find myself thinking of my Grandfather right at this moment – I miss him since he passed on, but he was an intensly positive man without a bad word to say about anyone he met. Indeed, when I knew him he was so personable that he would go to the shops five minutes down the road and return two hours later, having met at least three or four people to talk to.

He also had a saying for many occasions, the most memorable being “I’m here; and to prove it, I’ve arrived” mostly whenever he went somewhere. He taught me a lot, and I miss him, but I smile when I remember him. He was a great, positive influence on my life, and if I could channel a little more of that, I might be, well, happier.

So; would anyone out there like to help bring a little more light or throw wood onto the fire? Or shall I wander off back into the darkness, never to sully Temple again?