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Small Positives Add Up
All the little, small positives you encounter are huge.
Positivity comes in all shapes and sizes.
Often, we look at these “big picture” notions and ideas of the world. Lots of people spend a tremendous amount of time focused on these things. Hyperfocused. And that makes it easy to get drawn into them.
It’s great to be in the know. I totally advise it. But there is a difference between informed and inundated. Yes, you should know all about the hypocrisy of the GOP and the Trump impeachment trial in the Senate. The minute, super-sharp details of all the nuances of it, however, don’t serve you. It’s good to know — but not at the expense of your sanity.
We live in a fear-based society. It is sold to us like babies fed with a bottle. Injecting reason into the fear-base is challenging — but worthwhile.
Why bother? Because you are worthy and deserving of living a full, interesting, and good life. You are not simply here to merely survive, but rather to thrive. You are capable of just about anything you set your sights on.
The fear-based society loves to deny this. Those “in power” work to disempower everyone else so they can hold onto their (largely made-up) power. When you and I are empowered — we learn that we don’t need them to the degree they…
