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Very true. The optimistic answer can help us inch toward a more optimistic attitude. Sometimes, you have to put on an attitude even if it doesn't fit. It may with practice. 
Well ... the attitude doesn't reflect the circumstances, but rather, our direction. This doesn't mean we are untruthful about our circumstances, it just means they do not control our outlook.
This doesn't mean we are untruthful about our circumstances, it just means they do not control our outlook.That's a good point of view.
Now ... if I can just DO it! lol Sometimes the circumstances of life ... SUCK!
Yep. Sometimes they totally do.
Thanks be unto God that our lives are not held in the sway of a circumstance.
Thanks be unto God that our lives are not held in the sway of a circumstance.
Precisely!
My usual reply is "I'm just peachy!". Sometimes there's more than a hint of sarcasm, but generally I'm just thankful that I'm still breathing unassisted.
I do not have a "usual" reply. I tried, "Blessed", but it sounded too, ummm, religious, for me. And yup, I do not always rule over my circumstances that well. I still panic when I fall into the "red" ink, but it usually doesn't surprise me. What's really bad, though, is when I get hit by a wild pitch ... to switch metaphors ungracefully ... which is what has motivated this post! urgh! money!
It's funny, how different things are the issue for different people. I've been poor and I've been wealthy...and I'm somewhere in between now. Although it was stressful being poor, I was most unhappy during the time when I was wealthy. My happiness has never been tied to my bank statement.
That struck me very funny, your being thankful that you're still breathing unassisted. I shall use that in the future.
It's actually a reality in my life. I have a rare neuromuscular disease. The other living adult that I know of with this disease is on a ventilator. I don't know of anyone else who has survived childhood. I'm so lucky to still be alive and mostly functional. How can I be anything but thankful?!?
Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry, I didn't know! I thought you were trying to be funny. But I agree completely. If you have your health, or even most of it, it's certainly easier to deal with everything else. I certainly wish you the very best with your situation.
No worries. If you don't have humor, life isn't worth much, is it?
Well said! If we can't laugh ... in spite of our circumstances, what do we have? I told my friend ... money is only money ... I grew up with enough of it, but haven't seen any since my marriage. Health, family, and friends are everything - the greatest blessings in this life!
Ladies, you are both precious to me! Thank you both!
When anyone asks my dad how he is, he usually says "about the same" and for some reason it makes people smile or laugh.
what, nobody else says "i'm just smurfy" anymore?
I often reply ... "Just groovy!" with a cute smirk! Does that count?
One of the most spiritual men I know replies to "How are you?" with, "Just right." I like that answer. I know he's giving thanks to God with that positive respose, and it avoids any religiosity.
ooooooo I like that answer! *making note* I was wondering if you were out of town or something. I look forward to your comments and your posts!
I was wondering if you were out of town or something. I look forward to your comments and your posts!I admit to having a brain that too often decides to be out of town....
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