I'll tell you what make me fell not very good. Not being a journalist. These guys actually get paid for writing dumb-as* articles like this, and even feel good about getting paid so well. Mind-boggling. They make counter-intuitive seem absolutely logical in a reverse, mirror-image convoluted,circumlocution doppleganger sort of way.
This “think positive” drivel has always driven me crazy. If you must say it, at least get it right: The correct term is think positively-—LOL! Mr. Peal got it wrong.
So, why did you post it? To posture as a person superior to the author?
The holidays have long been stress from start to finish. I used to always start the Christmas holidays off sending cards to a long list; at one time at least 75 people. Then one year, I decided to just wait - until someone sent us a card - then I would answer the card with a card from us. THAT cut down on it hugely. I surmised that if anyone really wanted to swap cards with us; they’d do so. It then relieved those who didn’t want to send cards. - We still get the braggadocio holiday “newsletters” from a few people; but we don’t do newsletters ourselves. Some friends who used to do those elaborate and braggy newsletters don’t anymore because of some less than fairytale events in their lives. (I was sorry their illusions of perfection got deflated.) - Doing stuff you don’t want to do for the holidays and then collapsing from exhaustion is not very honest, or smart.
I just had to comment about the Power of Negative Thinking. For years we (our little circle of political activists) have had an on going debate about whether it is more efficacious to be positive about good things or to be negative about bad things.
I don’t know for certain the “correct” answer, but I’m all in for negative thinking as being the best path for results.
There are hundreds of debate points on both sides. In my HUMBLE opinion the negative side wins using the examples of the Declaration of Independence is very negative and the Ten Commandments are loaded with “thou shall not(s).” Obviously, both have been very effective and withstood the tests of time ... and should even crush the Obamanistas in due time.
So three grumbling cheers for the keepers of the negative flames. May before you pass on to the great beyond, you have the chance to burn down your obnoxious neighbor’s house :(
The power of Low Expectations.
You’re so correct. It’s navelgazing past the last piece of lint.
One piece of advice I always remember: things are never as good as they seem when they are good or as bad as they seem when they are bad.
Funny really! But perhaps there is some balance:
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, THINK on these things.