It's a rainy day in Chicago, and, although, I try not to judge the value of a day according to its position in the Earth's water cycle, I realize that rainy days are a great catalyst for negative thoughts.
Today, we shun negative thoughts like a cheesecake left in our home after a bridal shower. Get that thing OUTTA HERE!
But, negative thoughts are just as purposeful as positive thoughts.
How else could we reflect on a bad decision? With what other lenses could we see the weeds in our garden?
To refuse to see the bad things in life is to downgrade all the good things, for they were not deemed good on their own merit. Rather, they were assessed to be good due to our refusal to hold space for the bad.
As an ode to negative thoughts on this rainy day in Chicago, I give you my three most hated terms/phrases. I give these negative thoughts time and space in an attempt to show that negative energy CAN ultimately become something positive. To share with you my annoyance of these terms, may bring about said terms' ultimate demise.
Enjoy my negativity. Here goes:
1) "Thanks in advance!"
How can you thank someone in advance? Moreover, WHY would you thank someone in advance? WORST of all, JUST SAY "THANKS" if you want to say it so goddamn badly - so prematurely - and leave the "in advance" at home, because you've already made it clear that the outcome of your request matters not at all.
2) "Well, that's easier said than done."
Can someone give me an example of ANYTHING that is easier DONE than SAID? That's the most pathetic excuse anyone could ever use for not doing something. When someone says that to me, I just want to tell them, "Well, you might as well just go kill yourself, because you'll never achieve anything with that most ridiculous attitude and mantra."
3) "Oooh, that sun is hot!"
You got it! The sun is pretty much the hottest thing, anywhere, ever. It is MADE of FIRE, for crying out loud. Sun is hot! News flash!
Thanks for listening to me whine. I hope it brought a smile to your rainy day face.
Image by Superstar9
Today, we shun negative thoughts like a cheesecake left in our home after a bridal shower. Get that thing OUTTA HERE!
But, negative thoughts are just as purposeful as positive thoughts.
How else could we reflect on a bad decision? With what other lenses could we see the weeds in our garden?
To refuse to see the bad things in life is to downgrade all the good things, for they were not deemed good on their own merit. Rather, they were assessed to be good due to our refusal to hold space for the bad.
As an ode to negative thoughts on this rainy day in Chicago, I give you my three most hated terms/phrases. I give these negative thoughts time and space in an attempt to show that negative energy CAN ultimately become something positive. To share with you my annoyance of these terms, may bring about said terms' ultimate demise.
Enjoy my negativity. Here goes:
1) "Thanks in advance!"
How can you thank someone in advance? Moreover, WHY would you thank someone in advance? WORST of all, JUST SAY "THANKS" if you want to say it so goddamn badly - so prematurely - and leave the "in advance" at home, because you've already made it clear that the outcome of your request matters not at all.
2) "Well, that's easier said than done."
Can someone give me an example of ANYTHING that is easier DONE than SAID? That's the most pathetic excuse anyone could ever use for not doing something. When someone says that to me, I just want to tell them, "Well, you might as well just go kill yourself, because you'll never achieve anything with that most ridiculous attitude and mantra."
3) "Oooh, that sun is hot!"
You got it! The sun is pretty much the hottest thing, anywhere, ever. It is MADE of FIRE, for crying out loud. Sun is hot! News flash!
Thanks for listening to me whine. I hope it brought a smile to your rainy day face.
Image by Superstar9
Heh. I have to admit I'm an occasional abuser of TIA. What it means is:
"You don't report to me, nor am I your sovereign lord, so I am forced to ASK you to do things which by rights I should be able to COMMAND you to do. Compliance with this request is not optional, so I'm ORDERING you to do it but couching it in terms that make you feel appreciated."
I love it. I think in the past month I have said the sun is hot pretty much everytime I am in it. being a former sun lover it kinda shocks me a bit that I would say that.