Often, when I shop at Target, I struggle to find a cart that’s not tarnished with someone’s trash and whose wheels don’t bump loudly along in the store.

And, so it feels sometimes in the struggle to stay positive.

Our cart in life can fill up so quickly with trash—the self-doubt, the worry, the anxiety. Will this work out? Will bad luck become good luck? Will life ever feel normal? Will I have time to live the life I want?

And, then come the bumps, which sound so loud that everyone can see our struggle. We push the cart full of trash that bumps along. We struggle. The world sees.

We can feel positively awful.

And, then, we realize we have a choice. We can put our trash where it belongs—in the trash. We can throw way our self-doubt, our worry and our anxiety.

With an empty cart, we can see we can easily switch out a cart—and use one that glides through life and life’s bumps. We understand the bumps aren’t personal or to be avoided, but to experienced with a trusting spirit, an open mind and a forgiving heart.

We can be positive that our bumps can really make our life.

Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart – Confucius