Comments on: Negativity http://www.earth2laura.com/2008/10/05/negativity/ The mMusings and Photos of Laura Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:30:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: zobell http://www.earth2laura.com/2008/10/05/negativity/comment-page-1/#comment-6 zobell Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:10:43 +0000 http://www.earth2laura.com/?p=36#comment-6 There is a really tough balance here. I think if we bottle up all those negative feelings we may explode. We need to tell people when we're needing help. BUT, our intentions make everything. If we're telling people how lousy things are, for pity or attention, than yeah, it's better to keep it to yourself. But when you don't divulge a serious problem to anyone you end up another suicide statistic. I'm finding that so much of sincere optimism stems from keeping the right perspective. What REALLY matters, what's REALLY going to matter at the end of your life? Keeping that eternal perspective is everything. There is a really tough balance here. I think if we bottle up all those negative feelings we may explode. We need to tell people when we’re needing help. BUT, our intentions make everything. If we’re telling people how lousy things are, for pity or attention, than yeah, it’s better to keep it to yourself. But when you don’t divulge a serious problem to anyone you end up another suicide statistic.

I’m finding that so much of sincere optimism stems from keeping the right perspective. What REALLY matters, what’s REALLY going to matter at the end of your life? Keeping that eternal perspective is everything.

]]> By: Anne http://www.earth2laura.com/2008/10/05/negativity/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Anne Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:05:33 +0000 http://www.earth2laura.com/?p=36#comment-5 I totally agree, Laura. I have a friend who refuses to talk to his girlfriend (and she does the same in turn) if he's got nothing but bad news or a bad mood to give to her. Often, I'll find myself calling up my loved or close ones just to bitch about something. They sympathize, bitch back, or just say sorry, but sometimes that helps. But it also means that I've just given them a little slice of negativity for their day. Which isn't really fair. We all have sour moods and bad stuff that happens to us; should we share the wealth or just try to impart the good stuff? I totally agree, Laura. I have a friend who refuses to talk to his girlfriend (and she does the same in turn) if he’s got nothing but bad news or a bad mood to give to her. Often, I’ll find myself calling up my loved or close ones just to bitch about something. They sympathize, bitch back, or just say sorry, but sometimes that helps. But it also means that I’ve just given them a little slice of negativity for their day. Which isn’t really fair. We all have sour moods and bad stuff that happens to us; should we share the wealth or just try to impart the good stuff?

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