By all accounts, David Archuleta is a very positive and appreciative person. We have seen this demonstrated over and over again in the past year and a half or so. Still, I think that some things that David wrote last week in his blog and on Twitter during some difficult circumstances show him really going above and beyond in the positive outlook department.

Last Tuesday, David posted this message on Twitter:

Ugh I feel terrible. No fun being sick. Thankfully we have 2 days off, so hopefully I’ll be ok by the next show lol.

Later that night, in response to some well-wishes, David wrote a couple more things:

Thanks @realbrookewhite! Just been trying to rest and haven’t been on the computer much today since I’m sick. Hope you guys understand! :)

But P.S. Hi to everyone! And thanks for your get better messages!!! You guys are too nice haha :)

Notice that even as David was letting us know that he was sick and felt terrible, he still punctuated his messages with “lol” and smiley faces. (Hopefully they helped him to feel a little bit better as he wrote them!) He also was finding a positive thing to focus on by being thankful that he had two days off, so that he could have a chance to recover by the time he next had to perform. David also made sure to let everyone know that he appreciated the get-well messages that they were sending to him.

The blog that David posted the next day gave us yet more information on how he had been feeling. Here is the relevant paragraph:

So I was planning on doing a video blog for this week, but I haven’t been feeling too well at all for the last couple of days. So I while I was planning on the video blog, I wasn’t planning on getting sick lol. So I’ll just have to figure out when the next time for a video blog will work. I’m already feeling a whole lot better than yesterday though! We had our drive from Oklahoma to Arizona that day. I spent 24 hours on our bus, because even though we finally got to the hotel I was feeling too sick to move lol. But things are well! I’ve been sleeping, resting, sleeping and resting like crazy. Thanks for all of your concerns and thoughts! I’ve really appreciated it. I’m hoping to be in good shape for all of you coming to the Arizona show tomorrow!

While David told us that he hadn’t been “feeling too well at all” for a couple of days, in typical optimistic fashion, he also let us know that he was glad that his condition had improved from the previous day. Improvement was definitely a good thing, because, from this blog excerpt, we learn just how sick David actually had been — he didn’t even feel well enough to get off the bus to go into the hotel! But, he did not dwell on that negative experience, instead laughing and telling us that “things are well!” as he’d been resting and sleeping and hoping to get better soon. Once again, David also expressed his thanks and appreciation for the fact that people had been concerned about him.

I think that most people have a tougher time than usual being upbeat, friendly, and “themselves” when they are sick. It is possible that David may have had some irritable or depressed moments during his illness last week, but, if what he shared with us on Twitter and in his blog is any indication, they did not predominate. His messages are just filled with positivity, appreciation, hope, and the cheerful personality that we have come to know.

The Twitter post that struck me as the most remarkable of all was written by David last Thursday. He said:

Arizona show is tonight! Feel sooo much better! Had a great relaxing couple of days off. What perfect timing for getting sick lol. woot

I could understand David’s enthusiasm for feeling much better after what he’d gone through and also the fact that he could see a silver lining in having been sick during a time that he did not have to do a show, but I was amazed that he could call two days spent resting during a serious bout of illness a “great relaxing couple of days off!” That seems to be a rather extreme case of looking on the bright side, but I think that it just shows us yet again how truly positive David Archuleta’s outlook on life is. This seems to help him to enjoy life and to be a genuinely happy person, and that is a wonderful thing. Perhaps if we try to add just a little more positivity to our lives, at least under normal circumstances, we’ll also gain more happiness. It seems to work for David!

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