Is being happy really a bad thing??

So I was out and about today running errands and I noticed something strange....everyone was looking at me funny. 

But before we get into that I should probably describe the scene. 

Now I'm not the skinniest girl around, but I'm also not a big girl. I am an average weight and body structure, and right now I am pretty secure with my body. I mean we all have those days but on the whole I feel pretty good. So I had on a pair of leggings that fit me like a dream, a long yoga top, my denim jacket and some sandals. I had showered and straightened my hair but couldn't be bothered with makeup today because 1) I'm lazy during the week and 2) why would I put makeup on when I'm only going to be out for about an hour. I felt that I looked presentable since my skin has been behaving and off I went. 

My first stop was at Staples because I needed some printer ink. The cashier was nice enough but didn't really say much. I figured it was just Monday and she's just not digging it. 

My second stop was at Sobey's to grab a few groceries that we had forgotten to get on the weekend. I wandered around in my usual fashion picking up what I needed. But what struck me as odd was when I walked up to the cashier and started putting my things through the till, I smiled and said "how are you today?". The cashier looked at me like I had two heads. She quickly finished the transactions and off I went back home. Throughout the drive home I kept thinking, was there something on my face? Was she scoffing at my nose ring (which is barely noticeable at the best of times)? Did she think, "how dare she be happy with no makeup on"? 

And then it dawned on me....she looked at me this way because I was genuinely happy and positive. 

Is it so rare to see someone being perfectly happy and positive in their own skin that we're so taken aback and stunned? 

Is our world so driven by negativity that someone positive is looked at as a "freak"? 

I'm starting to think it is which makes me incredibly sad. Since when did positivity and just being a nice person get met with such judgement? Since when has being comfortable with yourself turned into such an anomaly? 

I blame the media for such ways of thinking of fueling a persons need to try to achieve such unachieveable societal standards. 

I too use to feel this way. I use to be negative all the time and feeling like nothing is going my way so why should I bother. But that is when you lose the fight and they win. 

Never give up fighting and never stop believing in yourself. Always appreciate what you have and be grateful that you get to live another day. Be kind and generous and considerate because you don't know what type of battle everyone is fighting that you encounter. And my main point is just to love yourself because you are beautiful and should feel that way all the time. You are worthy and you are deserving of all the gifts that life has to offer. 

So go out there and make things happen for yourself. Go out and try something new, whether that be a new sport of social activity, you never know what it could lead to. :)