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In two days I will be 67 years old

On December 24 at eleven minutes before midnight I will turn 67 years old. I think that's the reason I'm so tired of the negativity in the world. I started thinking about this a few days ago after I saw a negative post of Facebook. I don't remember what the post was about now, in fact the only two things I remember about it was that it was negative and prejudicial. I ignored it for those two reasons. I didn't post a response because I knew that nothing I had to say would change the person's mind. After thinking about the post and all the other negative post I've seen on Facebook lately, I've decided to begin unfriending people who post more then three negative items that end up on my timeline. See http://poet999writingthoughts.blogspot.com/2013/12/2013-is-winding-down.html.

This country is so divided that the only thing either party has to say about the other is negative and I sick of all the negativity. I'm registered to vote and when I registered I registered nonpartisan for a reason. True, at the time the reason had nothing to do with the negativity; I chose nonpartisan because as a Baha'i I try to avoid partisan politics. I didn't understand the reason for the avoidance at the time, but now I do. To get back to the subject of this post, which was my birthday and negativity.

I'm trying to make some positive changes in my life. I've decided on most of my 2014 goals and am ready to begin making plans to achieve them. The problem with negativity is that it's like a yawn, it's contagious. Negativity is even more contagious then a yawn and more destructive because it has an affect on a person's spiritual, physical, and mental health. The older I get the more fragile my health gets and I can't afford to let negative people, post, or events bring me down. At this point, I can find only two solutions to the problem. First, is prayer and putting the negative people on my private prayer list. Second, to eliminate as much negativity of it from my life as possible, which means unfriending people.

Thought of the Day: “People tend to be generous when sharing their nonsense, fear, and ignorance. And while they seem quite eager to feed you their negativity, please remember that sometimes the diet we need to be on is a spiritual and emotional one. Be cautious with what you feed your mind and soul. Fuel yourself with positivity and let that fuel propel you into positive action.” - Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience