A big part of being happy is having the right perspective on things. Recently I was telling someone that I took something out of my life, her response was that I was never taking anything away from myself but rather I was freeing myself from something that brought me pain. When I heard those words, I instantly changed my perspective on so many things.

Too often we hold onto things that bring nothing but negative energy into our lives. When we choose to free ourselves from all of these things that hold us down, we can have such a better outlook on life. We can waste so much energy caring about things that will one day have no impact on our lives. Instead of continuing to let these things have a hold over our lives, we need to look past everything that's wrong and see everything that is still right in our lives.

Negative people and events will always come and go throughout our lives, but they should never change our outlooks. We have to remain positive and choose to see everything good that is still going for us. There is always so much to look forward to.

Staying positive can sound so cheesy and useless when you're having a low point, but it really is the key to having a better life. If you choose to look at all of the negative going on, that's all you'll see. When you change your perspective to see all of the positive things in what you do in life, you will become much happier.

It's hard to see the positive in every aspect of life, but most likely there is one. Every situation helps you grow as a person and there is always something positive to take away.