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Put Your Positive Pants On: Staying Positive Amidst Negativity
*** Some people enjoy dwelling in negativity. All you have to do is look at some of the political media coverage in our country to know this is true. The media loves to dwell in and propagate negative thinking and doom and gloom, and it can be suffocating. When I feel this way, I turn off the television. The same is true in real life: when people are filled with negativity, I tune them out as well. This is not to say that disturbing things don’t happen today. There are, indeed, very disturbing situations taking place all over the world, but when we begin to allow them to affect our…
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Face the [Mon]day Salesperson…With Enthusiasm
Mondays: Does anyone love a Monday morning, when the alarm goes off and you have to face another week of work and responsibilities? It’s not likely, especially when you’ve had a great weekend. But, Mondays greet you 52 times a year, and they stare you down, as you wonder what the week will bring. You need a salesperson to come in and sell you on Mondays. “Hey, good morning,” the Monday salesperson would say. “Wake your butt up! A new week is here! Time to shower and dress and get ready for a week of exciting things ahead!” You would stare the Monday salesperson down, in awe of his or…
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For Writers & People Facing Change
Sometimes I see something that makes me stop and pause. This saying did it for me today. As a writer, blogger, professor, and a believer in a positive vision for the future, I love the meaning of this quote. Too often, we hold on to the past, when sometimes, what we need to do, is just look to the future. We are all guilty of doing it at some point in our lives. * * * Photo credit: Tumblr.com, best of.
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