You think it's cool to hate things. And it's not. It's boring. Talk about what you love and keep quiet about what you don't. "Liberal Arts"

Sometimes it seems like all we do nowadays is talk about what or whom we hate. We bash people in every conversation, infusing words of judgment and pain into our daily interactions. We enjoy complaining. We sit around posting our complaints on Twitter without making any effort to change what is bothering us. People bond over how terrible they think everything is. We’re sarcastic and pessimistic about so many things and we tear others down just to make sure that everyone is on the same page and agrees that this life sucks.

But there is nothing beautiful about living that way. There is no joy in complaining. There is no progress or development made by only talking about things we hate. Nothing good comes from dwelling over everything that is terrible and ignoring anything that is wonderful.

We’re so caught up in this fast paced life of immediate satisfaction and the pursuit of perfection that we ignore the daily joys and the daily interactions.

But, what would be really amazing is if people stopped talking about what they hate and started talking more about what they love. Because there is so much to love about this life.

The most inspiring and joyful people in this world are the ones who focus on the good and refuse to dwell on the bad. These are the most attractive people ever and I don't mean physically. I mean that there is something about people who are so filled up with joy for life that they attract others to them. They are often the most passionate, considerate, and incredible people because they find joy in everything and it motivates them to live and to recognize a really great life.

Now, this is not to say that those people are without struggle. This isn't to say that they always feel happy and positive. They still have frustrations and hardships. But the way they handle them is so much healthier and they know how to recognize an insignificant struggle or problem versus a real one.

So, rather than continue to dread so many aspects of each day, gossip and rant about whom or what we hate, just stop. Stop focusing on all the bad. Nothing good comes from talking about these things and normally doing so results in a bad mood, bad relationship, or robs us of our own joy. Talking about what we hate is boring and self-destructive. And, I think if we are all honest with ourselves, we would much rather hear about the things that people love. It is so interesting to listen to someone talk about what they love, whereas we soon become bored when someone tells us everything that they hate.

So, let's start talking more about what we love. Because that's how we'll learn to recognize wonderful things and wonderful people.