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I'm not sure how I deal with it in that I'm not really cognizant of how I deal with it. The way I see negative situations is that they are transitory and will only last a short time. However, I will sometimes be negative just for the sake of being negative, because, in all honesty, people who are always happy and positive annoy me. On further reflection, though, I think it's more that I tend to be contrary than negative. Also, I'm a big believer in the notion that a situation presents itself differently to each observer, depending on their point of view and their outlook. I try not to be negative in my outlook. It doesn't always work, but I try.
My posts here? They tend to verge on being contrary.
I figure I have only one life and I don't intend on spending it using a lot of my energy on the negative. Why others prefer to focus on the negative is a mystery to me. I wish I could recall where it came from, but I was watching a movie once and a brother was talking to his sister. He was annoyed with her perpetual negativity. Finally, he had had enough and he said to her, "What's so difficult about deciding to be in a good mood and then being in it?"
Really, I believe it's that simple.
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"I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am" - Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses
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