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> A recently deleted community post
> (http://community.livejournal.com/poor_skills/3429969.html) "Truly
> Disappointed With Life So Far" points up the crying need for a most
> valuable poor skill.

> A positive attitude is essential to survival. href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/the_longer_i_live-the_more_i_realiz
> e_the_impact/296740.html">This quote
is particularly apt.

> “The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
> Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than
> the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure,
> than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more
> important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a
> company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice
> everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot
> change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a
> certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do
> is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.
I am
> convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to
> it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.”
> emphasis added

> -- Charles R.
> Swindoll


> A positive, cheerful attitude includes the willingness to work hard, take
> responsibility, create results, be cordial in personal interactions, and
> last but certainly not least, leave negativity at the door if not kicked
> to the curb. Did I mention working hard?

> I am not encouraging anyone to be easily exploited or abused. If you
> aren't getting paid for your work, go somewhere else where your work is
> appreciated, or file a Labor Board complaint. If you think you have a raw
> deal, negotiate a better one, or do something else somewhere else that
> works better for you. If there are no jobs out there, make your own --
> even if it's picking fruit and vegetables out of dumpsters and taking
> your edible finds home to feed your kids.

> Whatever you do, please do not give up, snivel, whine, expect others to
> owe you a life or a living, or otherwise drag yourself and others down at
> exactly the moment you need to lift yourself up by the bootstraps.

> "If life hands you lemons, make lemonade." Be well out there.

Date: 2009-11-29 10:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kensan-oni.livejournal.com
Okay, I can understand why someone would have a hissy fit, but what you experienced went above and beyond the call of sanity. Some people are not ready to read such advice.

Thank you for preserving (I think that's the right word...) and trying again. A message of positive thinking is always worthwhile.

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