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I can’t say I have more than a passing acquaintance with failure. If I have ever failed at anything, I can’t recall it, though these days I must confess that I remember very little and understand even less. True, I wasn’t a great success at Dutch folk dancing, but that was because Dutch people are so mean, rather than any failing on my part.
I have a ‘can-do’ attitude and have always believed I can accomplish anything I set my mind to. If you think you can’t, you can’t; if you think you can, you’re right.
I put this down largely to my upbringing. “Can’t” was a four-letter word in our house. My father brooked no failure. One of his many favourite sayings was, “There’s no such thing as can’t.”
In addition to paternal influence, I attribute my failure at failure to three things: one, if at first I don’t succeed, I destroy all evidence that I tried; two, I only take on challenges I know I can’t lose; and three, my positivity. I positively exude positivity. I find such a disposition endears one to others and serves as a most convenient mask for the misanthrope. Though I’m not especially fond of people, I prefer that they don’t know it.
I can empathise, though, with those inclined to negative thinking. I mean, to mix metaphors, life is a clown show, and the lunatics have taken over the asylum. But what does negativity achieve? It doesn't change the situation. It merely makes it more painful. Besides, I tend to think that the world reflects back what we project into it. What you put out is what you get back, so it pays to be positive.
And if there’s one thing I’m absolutely positive of — and can state with complete certainty — it’s that we’re doomed. I tell you, doomed.
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Posted in response to Galenkp's Weekend experiences asking you to 'write a post about your experiences with failure and how you handled it.' and ' Tell us how you respond to positive and also negative people and why.'
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Yes!!!
The secret to success: know your limitations :))
From what I've read in your blogs, you've taken on a lot of impressive challenges.
The hardest job I ever took was raising children. I didn't fail, because they are wonderful, but boy was that hard.
Of course we are, every one of us.
I couldn't imagine anything as difficult as raising children, so I decided against it. Though to all intents and purposes, I raised my brother...and goodness me, look how that turned out:)
I think your sibling is charming :)
Growing up with me wasn't easy for my kids. They certainly didn't pick up any social cues from me. At least I loved them, and they knew it.
Haha, this really cracked me up! You are giving me an idea, lol.
For heaven's sake don't take any ideas from me...people will think you've lost your mind:)
Lol, you've got great ideas I'd say.
Hahaha trust you to end a post with 'we're doomed'. But that's not negative, per se. It's realistic, given the facts at hand. May as well smile and make the most of it.
As a teacher, that's the message I give to students - the 'yet' is so important. But I gave up juggling pretty fast - fuck spending time at useless things to get better at them for no reason.
Yes indeed, negativity is the new realism.
I was talking to a teacher friend of mine recently and she was telling me that 'fuck spending time at useless things to get better at them for no reason' is the kid's attitude to most things these days. Why bother reading when you can get AI do it.
Yes but as you and I know, reading isn't useless. And fuck the idiot parents who raised such kids.
I get the impression that should you have ever failed at anything you would have failed successfully...so, the failure was actually a success, not a failure at all.
As for being doomed. Yep, I concur.
Ah Mr. G, you know me so well...and to know me is to love me!:)
Love.
Worship and hail.
'Tis the least one can do with one such as you.
Every day I wake up with a positive attitude. I am absolutely positive that some mutha effa is gonna ruin my day.
And I can almost set my clock to it...
POSITIVELY
Confidence like that’s a skill
I am a woman many skills, and the greatest of these is dissembling:)
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