tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536895335969103038.post3364679643254268864..comments2024-03-28T14:44:52.307-06:00Comments on BLD in MT : Living a Simple Life in This Interconnected World: Seeing Beyond - Inspiration ThursdayBLD in MThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449967376288331137noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536895335969103038.post-75262819330753452062013-06-12T12:47:51.401-06:002013-06-12T12:47:51.401-06:00Thanks, Jamie! You've never come across as a ...Thanks, Jamie! You've never come across as a pessimist to me! But, oh that inner battle with perfection, right?! Like I said, I don't always succeed, but the more I do it the more it has become just the way my brain works. Much to my delight! Have a great day!BLD in MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497511995276601468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536895335969103038.post-44426586517383738542013-06-12T12:46:26.813-06:002013-06-12T12:46:26.813-06:00How unfortunate to see positivity as something “co...How unfortunate to see positivity as something “cold” and negative, but it takes all kinds in this world and you are certainly entitled to your opinion. I don’t know you and your situation. <br /><br />I am not worried about being perceived as such however. I know that I offer support and kindness to those around me and that includes my positivity. The cold cousin in question had a good coat on and was wrapped up in a quilt. We’d given her all we could to warm her and when that wasn’t enough I also offered a bright side, too—that at least she wasn’t cold enough for shivering. I fail to see how that is “cold.” I wonder what you’d have had me do. <br /><br />And for bigger problems in life I do the same. I bring meals to sick people in my community. I listen to friends vent their frustrations at work and at home. I console friends during deaths and medical malaise. I agree with them that these problems/situations are crumby and unfair. I baby-sit, cook, talk, listen, whatever I can to help. But I also offer a bright side whenever I can, too. <br /><br />I can't see that it is “playing down” anything nor telling them to “shut up.” It’s offering a particle of joy or hope to hold on to in the midst of the storm that we all know well and good enough is around us. I think that is the right thing to do. That’s me. I’ve personally been in situations where that has made all the difference. <br /><br />It takes all kinds in this world, but I will take a friend who points out the remaining good over one who can only agree with the bad any day of the week.BLD in MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497511995276601468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536895335969103038.post-80026848711074950072013-06-09T08:41:15.269-06:002013-06-09T08:41:15.269-06:00When a person regularly plays down the problem, la...When a person regularly plays down the problem, large or small, of another person, it seems cold to me. It is like the problem is not acknowledged at all. So, if the person does not acknowledge the problem, the person does not have to commiserate or help to find a solution. It is almost like the "positive" person is saying, "Shut up, quit complaining. I don't want to deal with it."<br /><br />Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536895335969103038.post-26818039386012029242013-06-02T15:42:56.942-06:002013-06-02T15:42:56.942-06:00Your words are so wise and beautiful. I admit I...Your words are so wise and beautiful. I admit I'm a bit of a pessimist (stemming, I think, from my struggle with perfectionism) but your outlook is truly what I aspire to be. Thanks for sharing this! <br />-Jaime Ngo Family Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484243776589015749noreply@blogger.com