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Old 10-08-2004, 06:15 AM   #1
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Positive or Negative?

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are you basically a positive or a negative person overall??
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    Re: Positive or Negative?

    i find that if you prepare for the worst and hope for the best you'll never be caught off guard or disapointed. either way you can handle it.

    so what does that make me?
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    Old 10-08-2004, 06:25 AM   #3
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    I think most would agree that I am a positive person
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    Old 10-08-2004, 06:27 AM   #4
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    i find that if you prepare for the worst and hope for the best you'll never be caught off guard or disapointed. either way you can handle it.

    so what does that make me?
    Hmmm...how about "cautiously positive"?

    Ain't nuthin' wrong with that!
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    What a bunch of pussies..An upbeat song about pussy. Whats not to love?
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    Old 10-08-2004, 06:29 AM   #5
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    Overall I am a pretty positive person. I try to find the best of things in all situations. Unfortunately lately I have been pretty negative.
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    Old 10-08-2004, 06:30 AM   #6
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    i find that if you prepare for the worst and hope for the best you'll never be caught off guard or disapointed. either way you can handle it.

    so what does that make me?
    that's exactly my line of thinking, too.

    so whatever she is, chalk me up there too.
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    Old 10-08-2004, 06:31 AM   #7
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    Re: Positive or Negative?

    Being too positive is just as unhealthy as too negative. The goal is to be accurate.

    I could go on and on with this, learned helplessness and explanatory style are my psychological areas of expertise.
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    Old 10-08-2004, 06:33 AM   #8
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    *feels breeze fly over my head* :
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    Old 10-08-2004, 06:35 AM   #9
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    Being too positive is just as unhealthy as too negative. The goal is to be accurate.

    I could go on and on with this, learned helplessness and explanatory style are my psychological areas of expertise.
    Were you like a philosophy major in school or something? : I find your arguments very compelling sometimes. Not that I always agree with you, but I bet you're a great writer and debater type person. (No, I am not being sarcastic.)
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    What a bunch of pussies..An upbeat song about pussy. Whats not to love?
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    Old 10-08-2004, 06:36 AM   #10
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    i find that if you prepare for the worst and hope for the best you'll never be caught off guard or disapointed. either way you can handle it.

    so what does that make me?
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    Old 10-08-2004, 06:37 AM   #11
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    Re: Positive or Negative?

    so which option is that?
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    Old 10-08-2004, 06:38 AM   #12
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    Re: Positive or Negative?

    I'm positive in general. It's probably impossible to go through life without ever feeling something negative, but I do consider myself generally a positive person.

    Now, if I could only find a way to change my natural expression....which as often been described as "pissed off." I'm totally not aware of it! I can't tell you how many times I'm innocently walking down the street and some stranger (usually an old dude) says something to me like, "Smile, it's not that bad." And I'm like, ": ."
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    I'm positive in general. It's probably impossible to go through life without ever feeling something negative, but I do consider myself generally a positive person.

    Now, if I could only find a way to change my natural expression....which as often been described as "pissed off." I'm totally not aware of it! I can't tell you how many times I'm innocently walking down the street and some stranger (usually an old dude) says something to me like, "Smile, it's not that bad." And I'm like, ": ."
    I get that too. i think its because when i'm going about my day i don't take the effort to try to smile. leaving me tending to look pissed all the time.
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    Old 10-08-2004, 06:49 AM   #14
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    Now, if I could only find a way to change my natural expression....which as often been described as "pissed off." I'm totally not aware of it! I can't tell you how many times I'm innocently walking down the street and some stranger (usually an old dude) says something to me like, "Smile, it's not that bad." And I'm like, ": ."
    Oh my god, I get that all the time too!! I think my eyebrows naturally go into a "furrow", lol, and I always look pissed. When I meet people and get to know them, I always get "when I first met you, I thought you were such a bitch", or when I show people pictures of me people are like "Geez, would it kill you to smile!?" I hate it, cause I'm generally a positive and really nice person!!
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    Old 10-08-2004, 06:52 AM   #15
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    Oh my god, I get that all the time too!! I think my eyebrows naturally go into a "furrow", lol, and I always look pissed. When I meet people and get to know them, I always get "when I first met you, I thought you were such a bitch", or when I show people pictures of me people are like "Geez, would it kill you to smile!?" I hate it, cause I'm generally a positive and really nice person!!
    Wow! It's amazing how common this is! I thought it was just me. I get that thing, too, where people are like "You looked so mad" or "you looked like a bitch." And I'm like "how does one *look* like a bitch??" Go figure. I get just as many compliments on my smile, when I DO smile....

    So maybe I'll just keep it this way, and then simply dazzle people with my smile!
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    i don't think i'm "too" positive... i certainly don't try to be a Pollyanna type person, but i see myself as being upbeat.
    case in point: i come home with my new car last week and he immediately began a checklist of everything that was wrong with that particular make & model. see why i just do stuff and tell him later???

    [size=1]yes, it IS a miracle i haven't killed him in his sleep yet[/size]
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    Were you like a philosophy major in school or something? : I find your arguments very compelling sometimes. Not that I always agree with you, but I bet you're a great writer and debater type person. (No, I am not being sarcastic.)
    I received my B.A. in psychology, and I worked for the creator the learned helplessness theory, explanatory style and Positive Psychology.

    Thanks for the compliment. I do try to argue the ideas I believe in. Even if you don't always agree, I appreciate the recognition.
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    Good morning girls!!
    It's all rainy in Chicago....I woke up half an hour late for work....traffic was horrible....I forgot to take my vitamins and don't have any back up....

    but MAN am I glad this thread is finally here!

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    Old 10-08-2004, 07:17 AM   #19
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    Good morning girls!!
    It's all rainy in Chicago....I woke up half an hour late for work....traffic was horrible....I forgot to take my vitamins and don't have any back up....

    but MAN am I glad this thread is finally here!

    'Mornin'! We've already had quite an interesting discourse!

    Rain sucks. That's why I want to live in Arizona!
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    I know! I'm digging this thread! And my day got better....I made Bron's sig with a little anal love.
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    YaaaaY!

    my "pussy posse" is here
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    I like that almost everyone voted "positive" so far.
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    YaaaaY!

    my "pussy posse" is here
    now THAT'S a club name.....
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    Re: Positive or Negative?

    A more important question is, what are your signature strengths? What are the best qualities you have, and how do you go about implimenting them in all aspects of your life. Surprisingly, most people don't even know what their best qualities are.

    http://www.authentichappiness.org/perl/Strengths.pl

    You've gotta register, but when you do, take this questionnaire, it'll be worth your time, trust me.
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    A more important question is, what are your signature strengths? What are the best qualities you have, and how do you go about implimenting them in all aspects of your life. Surprisingly, most people don't even know what their best qualities are.

    http://www.authentichappiness.org/perl/Strengths.pl

    You've gotta register, but when you do, take this questionnaire, it'll be worth your time, trust me.
    ooooooh, i'm excited! i'll be back in a few, and i'll post results.
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    now THAT'S a club name.....

    that's what pat calls my kitty kats

    but it works in other areas too
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    Apparently I'm the only negative person here.

    But yeah...I am. VERY negative.
    There are some professions where it's beneficial to be a negative person. Being negative makes you more critical, more able to spot mistakes. Most lawyers have a negative explanatory style.
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    Old 10-08-2004, 07:39 AM   #28
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    I know! I'm digging this thread! And my day got better....I made Bron's sig with a little anal love.
    And you should feel really special, cause I've never quoted anyone in my sig before...Ooooh!
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    Re: Positive or Negative?

    I am positive outwardly, in many aspects, but much too negative towards myself.
    I try to find the balance. There is so many glorious things in this world to appreciate and I embrace them completely. Those things help me center my own struggles and I try to find a good balance in that "space between".
    If we didn't stumble and fall every once in awhile, we might not be able to see and truly appreciate the intricate color of a single fallen leaf in autumn.

    That reminds me, I need to rake our lawn.
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    Quote:
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    ooooooh, i'm excited! i'll be back in a few, and i'll post results.
    How did you do?
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