i was chatting with repete during our 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 run this morning [12.3 miles at 4:56 on 7/8/09] and he was saying how reading too much of the “corporations are evil” type of literature can drive you to have a negative mindset and how he didn’t want to be too negative. that made me think about the positive people that i know.
there are two types of positive people. first are those that are the happy go-lucky, “i drank the cool-aide” people who shun the thought of adversity, suffering or conflict and candy coat everything. they view life through rose coloured glasses…not as it actually is. “shiny, happy people” by r.e.m. comes to mind.
the second group are those folks that understand that life is full of pain, disappointment and hurdles, but also recognize that there is amazing joy, beauty and love to be had; sometimes after facing said pain, disappointment and hurdles. these types of people embrace the adversity and use it to strengthen themselves, make themselves better people and make a conscious decision to approach life with a positive outlook.
i like these types of people. you learn how to LIVE from these types of people. these types of people SUCCEED. these types of people shun drama and have a warm mug of excitement that is bubbling over.
repete is one of those guys. in chatting with him about this, i immediately thought of donald and his recent ws100 finish. donald is the epitome of this sort of positivity. go now and read his ws100 recap and see for yourself what sort of success these types of people are capable of.
and, as a side note: surround yourself with these types of people because it’s contagious.
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 | lick: hipsters: wax: | Magnificent U2 No Line on the Horizon |
This post TOTALLY BUMMED ME OUT because, what? No propz for us punk-@$$es?
Soundtrack for that comment: "Problems"
Hipsters: "Sex Pistols"
Relevant line: "Problem problem. Problem. The problem is you"
Because you, sir, are a PUNK-@$$!
But at least you have a good attitude about it.
I F*CKIN HATE THAT!1!
(I'm using a different e-mail address this time. But is it a real, working one? Hint: Remember - I'm a punk-@$$.)
Your post reminded of this quote I have someplace (I'm a quote clipper...then I find them in the most random places...usually when I most need to hear the message they hold!)
“Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.”
That's exactly what these kind of positive people do...they overcome the challenges. I wonder if they overcome challenges because they are positive, or if they are positive because they have overcome challenges? I'll bet it's some of both.
Great post, Jeff.