At it's simplest form, the paired adding of 2 negative values will never equal a positive outcome. In mathematics as in life, 'nothing from nothing' means nothing, (or less than that even).
As adults somewhere between the ages of 35 and 45, many of us have adopted a peculiar reverse logic that, if not addressed, can cause an atrophy of our dream muscles. If this reversal of values that happens in us goes long enough unaddressed, it seems like the universal law that 'anything that can go wrong, will', proves itself out more times than we might like.
Operative notion 'than we might like':
If we like the ideas of stability, big dreams, appreciation for our work, connectedness to one another, and healthy living, why is it we feel obligated to change our understanding of basic math as middle aged adults to cope?
It could be the task of "being grown up" mandates we be practical about preparing for the worse. Now I am not suggesting blind optimism, but I am suggesting a shift in the headlines that attracts our attention, and the self talk that supports our experience. Truly expectations have much to do with the outcome of our life experience.
As I look through my mail, news, and inbox I see how common the occurence is that we try to rail against a negative value to make a positive impact:
- "Let's stop bully and tragedy."
- "Actor reflects on last days as Tony Soprano "
- "Drunk driving not just Paris "
- "Chained to your desk"
- "Iraq surges towards more violence"
- Pain hurts, lets kill it, medicate it, sue it, fight against it.
- A really popular TV Show is proof as well that nothing good lasts forever and this might be your last break.
- See success is just about waiting to get busted for being your natural self-- everybody does it, and if you have money, you might get treated unfairly too.
- Working hard to earn the right to be caught drunk driving or worse, never getting a chance to get caught as better than insurgent violence in it's extreme danger.
The problem is not the news-- the media is reacting plain and simple to demand. If demand is for failure, pain, heartache, and reasons for societal demise, their first obligation is to profit. What sells? Hard fought success or disgracefully bad behavior?
Here are some alternative thoughts and headlines spoken throughoiut the years:
- "I was once asked why I don't participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I'll be there."
~Mother Teresa - "Art, like a garden, must be nurtured and sustained"
- “To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right.”"
Confucius
- They WON friends and Influenced Advancement.
- “An education which does not cultivate the will is an education that depraves the mind.” ~ Anatole France
- Because as with biodiesel, doing good has to be good for business
- As soon as you concern yourself with the 'good' and 'bad' of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for maliciousness to enter. Testing, competing with, and criticizing others weaken and defeat you.
~Morihei Ueshiba
What can you do today to create and cultivate optimism and powerful possibility? What are you willing to let go of in order for this to recognize it's highest form?
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