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Originally Posted by Rodney
Yesterday my wife and I were waiting to eat breakfast at a popular restaurant. Our town has generally mild weather, so at that restaurant you wait outside. There are benches and also a self-serve coffee stand, so you can help yourself to a cup while waiting. It was an almost perfect morning: sunshine, comfortable temperature, light breeze. My wife and I had a long and pleasant conversation talking of many things, none too important, under a blue sky with fluffy clouds. The coffee was excellent. Others chatted softly nearby; children played quietly. And I had one of those moments when one realizes that, humble though the situation may seem to outsiders, it doesn't get much better than this. I think we've all had a few such moments.
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That's beautiful, man. You make a good point, also. In fact, I would say that you've made my point more accurately than I did. The idea is to realize and embrace the 99% of life that is wonderful.
A double negative doesn't really work for the mind. (The example of
Don't think of a
white elephant comes to mind. Of course a white elephant comes to mind when you make that statement.) Your mind always thinks in the positive, so saying "I don't have a toothache," or "I don't have cancer," is not nearly as well-being-inducing as saying "I feel really well right now."