tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post2824504805907229479..comments2024-03-15T13:33:48.878-04:00Comments on The Shellshank Redemption . . . : Motivational MondayMadeline Mora-Summontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-46067444356445132222012-09-05T14:05:37.786-04:002012-09-05T14:05:37.786-04:00Simon - I think it's good to aim for the posit...Simon - I think it's good to aim for the positive, even if we don't always achieve it.<br /><br />Lee - seeing the positive and negative, seeing all the sides of an issue can go either way. I find it works well in my writing but it sometimes hinders my ability to make a decision. Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-55682621372155450222012-09-05T13:46:49.643-04:002012-09-05T13:46:49.643-04:00You've expressed the way I am pretty well. I ...You've expressed the way I am pretty well. I like to trend toward the optimistic side but I can always find negative arguments to counter whatever I've feeling. I feel like I'm in an eternal internal struggle.<br />But yeah, I want to believe in the best and that good things are gonna happen.<br /><br />Lee <br /><a href="http://wrotebyrote.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Wrote By Rote</a><br /><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-91543670647673230612012-09-05T08:47:20.534-04:002012-09-05T08:47:20.534-04:00I kinda vaccilate. But I strive to be the optimist...I kinda vaccilate. But I strive to be the optimist.Simon Kewinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537163555998763769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-42254077656139264552012-09-05T08:25:59.271-04:002012-09-05T08:25:59.271-04:00Tara - vodka, huh? I would think that would make y...Tara - vodka, huh? I would think that would make you happier, if not more positive. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-45659550899135092722012-09-05T08:01:11.045-04:002012-09-05T08:01:11.045-04:00i am a realist, i doubt there'd be bees in the...i am a realist, i doubt there'd be bees in the glass, but a clear liquid could be water, vodka or an odorless colorless potion...hmmm =)<br /><br />on the whole i feel negative in my realism, as i constantly correct & punish my kids hoping they will grow into productive adults! expect the worst & hope for the best is my motto!Tara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-90875929038259230632012-09-04T18:04:47.837-04:002012-09-04T18:04:47.837-04:00Angela - instead of lemonade out of lemons it'...Angela - instead of lemonade out of lemons it'd be honey out of bees. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-28520574333256330452012-09-04T15:47:50.054-04:002012-09-04T15:47:50.054-04:00This is so hilarious!!! I'm one of those annoy...This is so hilarious!!! I'm one of those annoying optimists. It takes a lot to get me down. If I got stung my poisonous bees I would be convinced it was "meant to be" :)Angela Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09243582290698922119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-86217853786190760822012-09-04T07:59:27.892-04:002012-09-04T07:59:27.892-04:00Mina - ha ha! "Hopped up Smurfs." I thin...Mina - ha ha! "Hopped up Smurfs." I think it's all about balance, finding the positive but not necessarily dismissing the negative, recognize it all but then lean toward the light.Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-19314381042628467532012-09-03T22:56:10.122-04:002012-09-03T22:56:10.122-04:00I'm a lot like you and Joshilyn, though with a...I'm a lot like you and Joshilyn, though with an edge of bitterness that can't help clenching its teeth when I hear folks spouting their tired "think happy thoughts!" platitudes...some folks are so relentlessly cheerful they put me in mind of hopped up Smurfs. :-)<br /><a href="http://minalobo.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Some Dark Romantic</a>Mina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-56653385714917530902012-09-03T14:23:42.358-04:002012-09-03T14:23:42.358-04:00Pam - ha ha ha! I love that - "skeptical opti...Pam - ha ha ha! I love that - "skeptical optimist." :) Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-87123705679954573172012-09-03T14:07:57.692-04:002012-09-03T14:07:57.692-04:00What a perfect quote! I'm way to skeptical to ...What a perfect quote! I'm way to skeptical to be a Pollyanna. Though I do try to play the glad game sometimes. :) I'd say I'm a skeptical optimist who's not blind to the realities of life. How's that? LOLEmpty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-57760617219058981042012-09-03T13:42:09.711-04:002012-09-03T13:42:09.711-04:00Donna - glad you got a chuckle out of it. :)
Emil...Donna - glad you got a chuckle out of it. :)<br /><br />Emily - it's funny, because I want to study those Pollyanna-like people and figure out how they got that way, if it's inborn, if they work at it or a combination of some sort. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-32774533059033798382012-09-03T12:15:50.883-04:002012-09-03T12:15:50.883-04:00Oh, this quote is amazing. So true!
I'm too s...Oh, this quote is amazing. So true!<br /><br />I'm too suspicious to be a Pollyanna, too. I don't trust people like that either!Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-72727881526023761162012-09-03T11:53:45.560-04:002012-09-03T11:53:45.560-04:00What a great quote. I couldn't help myself fro...What a great quote. I couldn't help myself from chuckling.<br /><br />I think I'm a realist, so I guess that puts me in the middle of the o/p spectrum.<br /><br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-74987579598841698812012-09-03T10:38:32.565-04:002012-09-03T10:38:32.565-04:00Alex - yeah, I'm not so crazy about the bees p...Alex - yeah, I'm not so crazy about the bees part myself. And isn't it funny that we can be more positive for other people and not so much for ourselves? <br /><br />MJ - it's always nice to know we' re not alone in our craziness, isn't it? :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-87117656274784089622012-09-03T10:10:24.817-04:002012-09-03T10:10:24.817-04:00I love the quote at the beginning and I think I pr...I love the quote at the beginning and I think I probably could've written this post. Don't think I could've described where I fall on the spectrum any better. M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-43570975629397296682012-09-03T08:42:42.327-04:002012-09-03T08:42:42.327-04:00I lean towards Joshilyn's description. Maybe i...I lean towards Joshilyn's description. Maybe instead of bees it's just sand though.<br />And I tend to see things more positive for others than for myself.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com