Sunday Rest Stop Ramble

Although the temperature was frigid watching the morning sky turning from gray to pink was worth the inconvenience of being cold for a spell.

Does anyone remember the commercial about "Uncle Harry" and the brand-name whipped cream? In a recent conversation an allusion to "Uncle Harry" was made and totally missed the mark. Perhaps it was an "age" thing, but it made me think on how ineffective a tool language is for communication.

We filter our conversations, don't we? We listen to tone, watch for facial expressions and body language. Movement. Circumstance. Audience. 'Cause - fess up. When you're with friends or people you have known for years certain phrases or words combined with actions (think rolling eyes) mean totally different things.

The Power of Positive Thought

 

 I've read a lot of self help books. At one point in this short life they were quite the rage. Who out there remembers "Be Here Now" from the 70s pop-culture? How about "I'm OK, You're OK"? Or even "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid To Ask)? Funny how memory is. I can almost see one of those stylized 70s asterisks on the cover of that book. Can you?


What all these books have in common is this: To be happy you have to think happy thoughts. Turn the obstacles in your path into opportunity.

These days there's all sorts of resources for positive inspiration. Take this page for example: Positive Inspirational Quotes. Keep in mind that it is on facebook. Nothing wrong with that in itself, mind you. If you look at facebook like it's just one giant billboard where you're hit with advertising everywhere you turn.



[Much like life these days. One big advertisement. Remember several years ago that futuristic movie where when a person walked along they would be identified by facial recognition programming and with every step they took they were bombarded with advertising? You wondered when that came out how people could stand seeing that flashing and hearing all that noise 24/7. Think about it. You would become desensitized to it. Is there anyone out there who doesn't think we as a people are being swayed by popular media and culture. Well...I challenge you to remember that movie the next time you walk down an aisle in Walmart.]

A friend posted this quote from their website (https://www.facebook.com/PositiveInspirationalQuotes) Always end the day with a positive thought. No matter how hard things were, tomorrow's a fresh opportunity to make it better.

Here's hoping that your tomorrow is better. Peace.