This Ain’t TV

I’m not for ignoring the elephant in the room. I can appreciate problems and I am willing to address them regardless of embarrassment or the taboo effect. But some people are big time Debbie Downers. For these people the glass will always be half empty and thats a pretty sad, miserable existence.

You can’t even be a positive light in your own life, forget someone else’s or the world, when you’re a pessimist. The key to change is to not walk around acting like the world and everyone in it is hopeless. The key to happiness is realizing as time goes on, someway somehow the present and future will be (can be) better than the past.

What I definitely don’t like is blowing things out of proportion to make the molehill an erupting lava-filled volcano (forget the mountain). I know, I’ve been that way and no one can tell me that attitude is conducive to positive change or a good life.

When I’m having a bad day I always remember: I could complain, but it could be worse. I’m not for keeping my feelings (happy, sad or otherwise) bottled up but I’m not going to use up all my “Cry on my shoulder” passes on the small stuff.

One of the changes I’ve made in my life is to surround myself not solely with people who are like me, but people I aspire to be (and be more like). So being around people who don’t know how to appreciate accomplishments, gains, good events, and worthwhile efforts is not happening.

They are the kind of people who will shove the 2nd place trophy their kid is waving in their face instead of first congratulating them.

I found this great graphic on Google images:

There aren’t many proverbs I tend to disagree with but the ending of this one rubs me the wrong way: “A true friend laughs at your stories even when they’re not so good, and sympathizes with your troubles even when they’re not so bad”

Nah, a true friend tells you to shut that bull$*&# up when your troubles aren’t so bad.

Every rose has its thorn.