There certainly are a lot of overly negative people in the world. The "glass half-empty" types, the ones that complain about anything and everything. Nobody likes to be around them, and it is perfectly understandable.

But what about the other extreme, the overly positive people? Do they ever drive you crazy? Do they often seem fake?

If you don't know any such people, I envy you. I, on the other hand, often feel pressured by such people to be more like them, "to stay positive", to pretend that things are great when I don't necessarily feel that way.

But must we really put a positive spin on everything? Don't we have a right to feel angry or sad when the situation warrants it? Don't we need to deal with problems instead of pretending that they don't exist or hoping they will just go away if we "stay positive"? Don't we have a right to just be... real?