Don't Bring Me Down
One of the hallmarks of people who are negative is the mistaken belief that things have to be a certain way in order for them to be happy. The waitress should have refilled their coffee sooner, that person in front of them shouldn’t be on their cell phone, their husband should have bought roses instead of carnations. It’s as if they are living their lives according to a script that no one else has. And they’re quick to come to a conclusion about it all means. Who needs Dr. Phil when they have all the answers. The waitress didn’t fill their coffee sooner because she doesn’t care about her customers. The person on the cell phone is selfish. Their husband doesn’t think about what he’s doing. It is a vicious cycle of unhappiness that contaminates everything around them. One of the ways I’ve been able to avoid that particular type of thinking is to care less about stuff that I either can’t do anything about or that just isn’t that important to begin...