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Day 60 : Creativity | Positive 100 | Chronic Positivity Project

Day 60: Creativity

This is Day 60 of the Positive 100, a countdown to Rare Disease Day 2014 and an exercise in being positive despite it all.

Creating and innovating is part of the human condition. We can be creative in everything from the arts to theoretical physics. You can be creative in the kitchen or in how you organize your files. Being creative is a way to cope with emotions, good and bad. Creating can give you a sense of purpose.

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Day 58 : (em)power | Positive 100 | Chronic Positivity Project

Day 58: (Em)power

This is Day 58 of the Positive 100, a countdown to Rare Disease Day 2014 and an exercise in being positive despite it all.

Feeling powerless happens to all of us from time to time. Getting sick. Being in chronic pain. If you’re the new guy (or gal) on the team. Heck, just being a woman in a room full of men can make you feel that way. And that’s normal. The important thing is taking the power back. Empowering yourself to take the helm and lead the way in your life or for a cause you love.

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Day 57 : Conquer | Positive 100 | Chronic Positivity Project

Day 57: Conquer

This is Day 57 of the Positive 100, a countdown to Rare Disease Day 2014 and an exercise in being positive despite it all.

Ah, to be a conqueror. Tasting sweet victory. It doesn’t matter how big or small the victory is; they all matter. Some victories involve taking back your body from disease. Sometimes you need to conquer fear. Other times it is a big client meeting. Or learning a new skill.

I conquered the macaron. Bam.

It might sound silly, but this year, I conquered the macaron. A notoriously finicky French pastry/cookie. This has nothing to do with my disease. Nothing to do with my food allergies. But it had everything to do with sugar and confidence. That’s why it was important.

I conquered something just for me, on my own terms. And that is pretty dang awesome.

What have you conquered? Share your answer on social media with the hashtag #100positive days on TwitterInstagram and Google+

Also, you can sign up to be emailed a recap each week of the challenge.

Day 56 : Stars| Positive 100 | Chronic Positivity Project

Day 56: Stars

This is Day 56 of the Positive 100, a countdown to Rare Disease Day 2014 and an exercise in being positive despite it all.

We’ve heard all the cliches about stars a gazillion times. And that is precisely why it is a theme in this series. You can have stars in your eyes. You can reach for the stars. You can shoot for the moon, miss and land amongst them. You can wish upon a star. The sight of them can make you dream.

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Day 55 : Smile #3 - making you smile| Positive 100 | Chronic Positivity Project

Day 55: Smile

This is Day 55 of the Positive 100, a countdown to Rare Disease Day 2014 and an exercise in being positive despite it all.

This is the third time I have asked you to share a smile or something that makes you smile during this project. And it is not because I didn’t have enough ideas to fill 100 days. It is because it is so very important to stop and smile. To smile at those who you meet. To smile because it can improve your mood.

So, here you go, a picture of me, in a fez (because fezzes are cool), to make you smile.

Mary Fran in a Fez would make anyone smile. Because fezzes are cool.

How do you make others smile? Share your answer on social media with the hashtag #100positive days on TwitterInstagram and Google+

Also, you can sign up to be emailed a recap each week of the challenge.