Imogene
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Is your glass half full or half empty most of the time? occasionally faltering at half empty gets a pass.
Do you generally try to see the good or do you generally look at things in the negative and continually complain?
I have read several threads on this form, excluding those of people that are very ill, that seem to do nothing but complain. I read the first one or two comments by the posters and then I stop reading because I can’t stand all that negativism.
For all his flaws, my husband on his good days was a good natured easy-going person. Sadly, in his waning days of metastasized prostate cancer, I had to watch his personality, change to the dark side. It was a heartbreaker to watch that kind of darkness cover him and doesn’t count for this thread; these folks are e titled to their dark moments no matter how frequent. I am talking about people who can’t seem to get out from underneath the umbrella of darkness, no matter what good thing is handed to them in life; they could win $1 million lottery ticket and still not be happy.
So it begs the question, if anyone cares to answer this : which are you, someone who tries very hard every day to see the good or a constant whiner.
I don’t think I need to answer my own question, but I will. I am a praying person who is a staunch believer in God. I know there are people on this form that do not believe in God and that is your privilege, but I know that without His help I would not get as far as I have gotten. I am so thankful every day for the help that He gives me and the fact that He lets me wake up every day to get to the barn to feed my horses and to have the money to pay for what I need to care for them and my dogs, and run this house. There are times when I have dark moments, I keep praying and they soon disappear.
My question is not meant to be theocratic. I can barely get around these days, as years of trauma injuries catch up to me. I am merely stating what helps me stay bright, upbeat, and to look at the things around me and be thankful for them.
even on the stormiest of days, there are no bad days on my farm. It is a big nut to crack, so to speak, but I would rather live here not having a lot of money in my checkbook, then to live in town in a small house surrounded by houses.
Do you generally try to see the good or do you generally look at things in the negative and continually complain?
I have read several threads on this form, excluding those of people that are very ill, that seem to do nothing but complain. I read the first one or two comments by the posters and then I stop reading because I can’t stand all that negativism.
For all his flaws, my husband on his good days was a good natured easy-going person. Sadly, in his waning days of metastasized prostate cancer, I had to watch his personality, change to the dark side. It was a heartbreaker to watch that kind of darkness cover him and doesn’t count for this thread; these folks are e titled to their dark moments no matter how frequent. I am talking about people who can’t seem to get out from underneath the umbrella of darkness, no matter what good thing is handed to them in life; they could win $1 million lottery ticket and still not be happy.
So it begs the question, if anyone cares to answer this : which are you, someone who tries very hard every day to see the good or a constant whiner.
I don’t think I need to answer my own question, but I will. I am a praying person who is a staunch believer in God. I know there are people on this form that do not believe in God and that is your privilege, but I know that without His help I would not get as far as I have gotten. I am so thankful every day for the help that He gives me and the fact that He lets me wake up every day to get to the barn to feed my horses and to have the money to pay for what I need to care for them and my dogs, and run this house. There are times when I have dark moments, I keep praying and they soon disappear.
My question is not meant to be theocratic. I can barely get around these days, as years of trauma injuries catch up to me. I am merely stating what helps me stay bright, upbeat, and to look at the things around me and be thankful for them.
even on the stormiest of days, there are no bad days on my farm. It is a big nut to crack, so to speak, but I would rather live here not having a lot of money in my checkbook, then to live in town in a small house surrounded by houses.
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