Share stated: "[...] the glass is all full. It's half full of water and half full of air. [...]"
I like that! Hadn't thought of it that way. *thumbsup* --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@...> wrote: > > Another perspective: the glass is all full. It's half full of water and > half full of air. Feng shui! Anyway, thanks seekliberation I like the > practical points you make. I'd like my parents to have long, happy lives. > But having seen my step Dad linger miserably for years, I'd rather my parents > have short, happy lives than long, miserable ones. Same for me. And > FFLers too. And by happy I don't mean blissninniehood. Even the article > began with the descriptor "overly optimistic." Remember turq, Maharishi > explains that bliss is not always blissful. Thanks for the article. It'll > be fascinating to see how the Positive Psychology gang responds.   > > > > > ________________________________ > From: seekliberation <seekliberation@...> > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Friday, March 1, 2013 6:18 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Bad news for blissninnies > > >  > It makes sense to me when I read the article. But I also think there is a > fine line between those who look at the glass as half empty, and those who > just sit around in a state of misery and do nothing to increase what's in the > glass. > > So I guess it's not as simple as 'half-empty, half-full'. It's more complex > than that. I guess it may be more like this: > > 1. The glass is half full, so i'll just sit on my ass for now. > 2. The glass is half full, so i'll save it for later. > 3. The glass is half empty, so I better start filling it up now. > 4. The glass is half empty, therefore life sucks. > > I would say that #2 & #3 are a healthy approach. So it's not just that > pessimism is better, it's that DOING something to improve your situation is > superior to relaxing and assuming that everything is going to work out just > fine. And it's the pessimist who will percieve the need for action more so > than the optimist. A lot of hippies and babyboomers are learning that > painfully now. > > seekliberation > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > The pessimists you rag on will outlive you. > > > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/28/pessimists-live-longer-lives-study_n_2781598.html > > >
