I read a lot about the importance of positivity. Yes, that's a word. And yes, I agree, it's a little schmaltzy. There's a resurgence of dogma in the vein of Norman Vincent Peale's Power of Positive Thinking.If anyone dares mention something deemed "negative" these days, the positive fringe hounds them to paste a smile on, shun negativity and all will be better. Frankly, I find it tedious, naive and superficial. With all due respect to positive, which certainly has it's place, I'm going to put in a word for the power, even importance of negativity. I like to sprinkle a little sand of doubt in the oyster of mainstream thinking, especially when it seems to good to be true. And being eternally sunny isn't possible or healthy. Read more The Power of Positive and Negative Thinking
The Power of Positive Thinking and Negative Self-Expression in Relationships
I read a lot about the importance of positivity. Yes, that's a word. And yes, I agree, it's a little schmaltzy. There's a resurgence of dogma in the vein of Norman Vincent Peale's Power of Positive Thinking.If anyone dares mention something deemed "negative" these days, the positive fringe hounds them to paste a smile on, shun negativity and all will be better. Frankly, I find it tedious, naive and superficial. With all due respect to positive, which certainly has it's place, I'm going to put in a word for the power, even importance of negativity. I like to sprinkle a little sand of doubt in the oyster of mainstream thinking, especially when it seems to good to be true. And being eternally sunny isn't possible or healthy. Read more The Power of Positive and Negative Thinking
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