The Up Beat
By Amy Wong

February 2012

Positive Playlist: Songs for a Rainy Day
February 24, 2012
Heliotropism usually refers to plants’ tendency to turn themselves toward sunlight, but if a person can be heliotropic, I am. I love the sun, and rain can really bring me down. Especially on a cold winter morning. When I woke up to the sound of car wheels splashing (my apartment is on busy Third Avenue), I knew staying positive today would take an effort. “Here comes the rain again,” I half-groaned, half-sang to my dog, dragging myself out the door with her.
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Jeremy Lin, Positive Thinking Linspiration (I Mean, Inspiration)
February 17, 2012
I was going to write about Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin’s own assessment of his meteoric rise from on-the-verge-of-getting-cut benchwarmer to NBA sensation, but my colleague (and fellow New York sports fan) Mysterious Ways blogger Adam Hunter beat me to it. Still I’ve got to say something about the guy who’s the biggest inspirational story in sports right now.
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Positivity and Creativity
February 10, 2012
"Why Morning Routines Are Creativity Killers." When I saw that headline over at Time.com last week, I clicked on it right away. I don’t feel like I get my best ideas in the morning. I’ve always chalked it up to being a night owl who has never completely adjusted to a 9 to 5 world, and I was hoping the article would give me some clues on how to kick-start my creativity—not to mention my positivity—in the morning.
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Five Sayings to Renew Your Resolve
February 3, 2012
It’s five weeks into the New Year. How are you doing with your resolutions? If you’ve stalled on Resolution Road, don’t feel bad. It’s common. There’s been a definite drop-off in attendance at my gym compared to the first week in January. I noticed it last night in spin class—there were actually a few empty bikes.
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Amy Wong is the executive editor of Guideposts and was a founding editor of Positive Thinking. She lives in New York City with her adopted dog, Winky, a natural-born positive thinker who believes that everyone has a treat for her and every day is the best day of her life. Amy hopes to be that optimistic someday (she’s working on it!).