[BanditFlyer]

Originally Posted by kis1467

Dzien dobry Bandit, Jak sie pan miewa? Thank you for your advice earlier

Nie Za zle, ale mog bym byc lepjei(I can't spell, either ). A Pani?

[valis]

a kick in the butt is still a step forward.

[Omega_Shadow]

Originally Posted by kis1467

Surely being negative in a bad situation is equally exhausting. Being positive in a bad situation is what get some people through it, surely that makes it worth it?

Sigh.... You guys are missing the point. Immediately after I say "don't put all your energy into being positive" you switch to the other extreme and think that I am saying put your energy into being negative, and that is not what I said. I said stop focusing on the situation (good and bad points) and get right down to solving the problem at hand. Dwelling on what happened will not help you, whether you look at the good side of it or not.

[JEBWrench]

The greatest lessons I've ever learned...

Success can't be measured in dollars in cents. Success can be measured in the smile on someone else's face because of your presence.

The greatest things in life are simple, elegant, natural beauty, that too often the modern world wants us to pass by in lieu of some faux "big picture" - literally, to stop and smell the roses.

Life is too short for anyone, and yet, we will never know how long it will be, for any of us. So it's best not to leave anything unsaid, in case you never get to say them again.

[kis1467]

Originally Posted by Omega_Shadow

Sigh.... You guys are missing the point. Immediately after I say "don't put all your energy into being positive" you switch to the other extreme and think that I am saying put your energy into being negative, and that is not what I said. I said stop focusing on the situation (good and bad points) and get right down to solving the problem at hand. Dwelling on what happened will not help you, whether you look at the good side of it or not.

My humblest apologies I will try to take the + and - from your point but I still think you have to focus on the situation (positive and negative) to be able to solve it, and not all problems have that kind of solution.

[izme]

My mind is always at war with the predominate negative which seems to surround a person this day and age....it seems as though almost every negative...you can find a positive. It takes real work to remain positive...but I do my best

[kis1467]

Originally Posted by JEBWrench

Life is too short for anyone, and yet, we will never know how long it will be, for any of us. So it's best not to leave anything unsaid, in case you never get to say them again.

Very profound and very true, that is what I mean about not all problems having that kind of solution whether you are positive or negative. You just said it much more eloquently

[katonca]

Originally Posted by valis

a kick in the butt is still a step forward.

{{{}}}

[Omega_Shadow]

Originally Posted by kis1467

My humblest apologies I will try to take the + and - from your point but I still think you have to focus on the situation (positive and negative) to be able to solve it, and not all problems have that kind of solution.

No problems

But in my experience all problems have a positive (well, at least I have a spare HD), an obvious negative (Why did my HD have to Fail Now!!!) and a neutral (If I remove the 200gig corrupt drive, replace it with my spare 50gig and restore my OS from backup I can have my computer working in 2 hours)

As you can see, when you skip all the needless "every cloud has a silver lining" or "OH CRAP I AM SO SCREWED!" bull you can get right down to the heart of the problem and get to work.

[kis1467]

Originally Posted by BanditFlyer

Nie Za zle, ale mog bym byc lepjei(I can't spell, either ). A Pani?

dziekuje, dobrze

[JEBWrench]

OS, I would define that - finding and producing a solution for the betterment of the situation - to be proactively thinking positive.

[Space Cowboy]

Originally Posted by Omega_Shadow

No problems

But in my experience all problems have a positive (well, at least I have a spare HD), an obvious negative (Why did my HD have to Fail Now!!!) and a neutral (If I remove the 200gig corrupt drive, replace it with my spare 50gig and restore my OS from backup I can have my computer working in 2 hours)

As you can see, when you skip all the needless "every cloud has a silver lining" or "OH CRAP I AM SO SCREWED!" bull you can get right down to the heart of the problem and get to work.

LoL

.. People who tell you to be more positive should mind their own business ..

[kis1467]

Originally Posted by Omega_Shadow

No problems

But in my experience all problems have a positive (well, at least I have a spare HD), an obvious negative (Why did my HD have to Fail Now!!!) and a neutral (If I remove the 200gig corrupt drive, replace it with my spare 50gig and restore my OS from backup I can have my computer working in 2 hours)

As you can see, when you skip all the needless "every cloud has a silver lining" or "OH CRAP I AM SO SCREWED!" bull you can get right down to the heart of the problem and get to work.

I would like to say point taken but I don't have a clue what you are talking about

I do know what you mean though I just feel that different situations call for different ways of approaching them. I know your right in the context that you are referring to but that doesn't always work unfortunately.

[JEBWrench]

Okay... now...

Who in their right mind thinks that "Thinking Positive" means not doing anything? I think that's why the idea of positive thought fails for people. Because they don't recognize the need to actually act upon their actions.

OS, you recently went through a very serious situation. But you acted positively, you were proactive. You made things happen, because you DIDN'T wallow in self-pity like so many others in the world.

[Omega_Shadow]

Fact of the mater is I see too many people say "well, it could be worse" and then do NOTHING and just leave it at that until they are forced to take action instead of pushing useless emotion about the situation aside and getting down to the heart of the mater: the here and now. I learned this lesson about 5 years ago when I used to be like that too. One day it occurred to me that no mater how I reacted to a situation it wouldn't take care of itself and the faster I just got over what happened and started working on a solution the faster it would be resolved.