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Old 12-23-2013, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by CFrance View Post
Not sure I totally agree with this. I am disturbed at certain events--the death or illness of friends, others' bad fortune, plane crashes, 9/11... It's hard to think glass-half-full over certain events.

On normal, go-about-your-life things (bad drivers, too crowded grocery store aisles, long checkout lines, etc.), I agree with you, 2B. You can take a deep breath and be happy for where you are,and just let it go.
You are right, of course. I think that traumatic events such as death, accidents, illness, etc. fall in the category of things that affect ones heart and cause profound sadness. That is not the same as negativity to my way of thinking, but who am I?
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