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[Libbie Hill]

[rondell]

Libby Hill, I don't know where you found this, but thanks for posting it. It makes good sense and we can all apply it to ourselves.

[Libbie Hill]

You are welcome, Rondell. It comes from ponderabout.com

Here's another good one...

[FUTURE]

Good advice. Thank you for posting.

[JustJules]

I think it is a superficial statement, and not practical. Unless we are all robots without feelings, there will be unhappiness, stress and jealousy, among other emotions. When someone we love suffers, we hurt and therefore have unhappiness. "There is nothing to hold your negative feelings in place other than your own thinking." = stupid. Just a bunch of psycho babble.

[mistriTsquirrel]

How many people can preempt their own thoughts?

If you are suggesting that there is a way to prevent ourselves from ever feeling anger, sadness, etc., then please share it with the rest of us.

[Wild Cherry]

On 2/16/2014 Jules5280 said:

I think it is a superficial statement, and not practical. Unless we are all robots without feelings, there will be unhappiness, stress and jealousy, among other emotions. When someone we love suffers, we hurt and therefore have unhappiness. "There is nothing to hold your negative feelings in place other than your own thinking." = stupid. Just a bunch of psycho babble.

I think you are jealous because the OP likes to find interesting topics to post. You poor thing you have been cooped up inside for too long.

Thanks OP! It truly is all in our attitude about things. I guess some people are just natural sourpusses and nothing will change that!

[chrystaltree]

Total rubbish. Too dumb to even be called psych babble. It's just nonsense. That would mean that if someone mugged me and stole my handbag, I shouldn't feel unhappy or angry or even sad. I should banish those thoughts from my mind....ahhh.....before I even have them. Because I'm pretty sure that you can't stop yourself from having a thought. And who says that negative thoughts and feelings are necessarily bad or harmful? Stuff happens in life and some of it is bad. That's just how works and people who are mentally healthy know life isn't all cotton candy, blue skies and hugs and kisses.

[Yuban3]

Just so I understand, when a loved one dies, we're not supposed to feel sad?

[Lila Belle]

I don't agree with that guy at all.