the deleted post from poor_skills

[drewkitty]

> 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.

Comments

[bunnybutt.livejournal.com]

OMG, drewkitty, you are SO MEAN!!

[lironess.livejournal.com]

THAT is what caused all of the drama? Wow. I guess I did not miss it, I just was not watching.

The thing about attitude too is that having positive creative one enables you to find your way out of difficulties and problems instead of just accepting that life is shit and will never change. I like that part of it...

*Hugs*

[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.

[deedeebythebay.livejournal.com]

Not knowing what the drama was about, I can understand that if someone was really down they might need encouragement rather than advice....at first.

That said, I live my life by the credo above so I cannot imagine it being considered a negative thing, except by those who tend to think negatively.

[merccom.livejournal.com]

to a large extent i really hate the poor skills community. most of the people in there are just completely defeatist. to them, life is completely out of there control and it always will be. its just painful to listen to or be around it.

i just skip about 95% of everything that comes up in that community. maybe once a week or so there might be something worth reading but thats about it.

[rye-bunny.livejournal.com]

What? That was the post? Dang, you're so mean I'm gonna go kill myself now, or make lemonade. I haven't decided yet.

I <3 lj drama-tards. Thankyou, and the troll who was fan-girlling you for an entertaining read.
: 3

[aerowolf.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking something about crabs in buckets...

[ravan.livejournal.com]

Oh, gods, that reminds me of one women's web "professional" group I was in. If you didn't agree with them, they misquoted your email and sent it to your boss and got you fired. Bucket crabs, indeed.

[ravan.livejournal.com]

Heh. One "self harm" drama queen who threatened to cut herself after something I said got offered a fresh box of razor blades. This cutting thing is often so ... lemming like. Maybe one in ten really have the urge, the rest are copycats.

I like my lemonade a bit on the tart side, with a shot of vodka if I'm not driving...

[anotherdave.livejournal.com]

When life gives you lemons, knock it down and take its wallet.

Wow, what was that idiot creature? You know someone has issues when they fire at you for the crime of not being lame.