Well, that is obviously not my real name! Here's the story of why I chose it...
Most of my life I have tended towards being negative, miserable, and unhappy. Don't go away!!!! Bear with... My name, dear readers, is Paul and I am a recovering pessimist! I've always loved messing around with words and when I was a teenager I had CB Radio. Miserable me chose the handle The Optimist as a joke. Because I was anything but!
When I got onto Twitter in 2011 after a while I chose MrGlassHalfFull as my Twitter name. However, this time it was not a joke. No, I was still largely negative and miserable, but this time I used the name as a statement of intent! At various points in my life I have been able to overcome a little bit of something from the negative spectrum of thoughts. Now I was going for it! I didn't want to be like that any more. This is a key stage in changing - you gotta WANT to! Sometimes we don't. We prefer the "comfort in being sad" (RIP Kurt Cobain). But that is a cold comfort.
What I want to do with this blog is share some things from my life and hopefully encourage anyone who wants to journey to happiness. Some of us find it harder than others to break through into bliss. I am no health professional or psychotherapist - just a guy who has slowly been breaking free and has now the motivation to share with others.
Paulie B, aka MGHF
