Even though he would use this as a cheesy pick up line, I do think we all have some Kenny in us. Well, most of us. There has to be the anomaly, that person who represents the core of the negative viewpoint, the Spenny in us. As a species, we are quite negative in nature. We are drawn to it. We are sucked into negative gossip about negative people. Our news is highly negative in nature. Negativity sells. Negative news scare us into buying new products to protect us from the evils of the world.
Simply put, we as people, if we are to succeed, must rise above our negative nature. We must choose to be positive. We must find our inner Kenny. In my path, the last few days, I have found myself making a more genuine effort ‘not to sweat the small stuff’. On a stop of mine yesterday, I had to park in an ugly stop. I took a whack of flack from another motorist, who liberally used some expletives about my choice of parking spaces in a small vehicle lot with a five ton. All I could do was agree with the passer by in how it was nice to be able to park where I wanted, and laughed at all his half-assed remarks. I also find myself further separated from some other drivers at work. Some are a really fucking negative lot. I could only imagine a few would be scrounging the alleys of Hastings and Main for used crack rocks on the pavement if they didn’t work a union job. I don’t think they could find or keep anything else at this point. By comparison, my life could be a hell of a lot worse.
But, as promised, this is not a work groan session, but rather a personal introspection. So, how I stack up on the next three qualities of positive thinkers:
They always try their hardest for perfection
I do. I really do. I hate being wrong. I hate making mistakes. Unfortunately, there is a double edge to this sword. I make my bar set for personal perfection. No mistakes. A catch-22 considering that I am a member of a flawed species. I try to look at the concept of perception more as giving my best, where my best is exceeding, even by just an inch, what I feel my maximum capability or skill is. I just have to remember that at times it is justifiable for my flaws to occur, so long as I take the opportunity to learn from them.
They never consider the idea of failing
Having just answered this in a sense in the previous quality of positive thinkers, it is easy to extrapolate the answer to this quality. I hate failing. And when I strive for flawless perfection in the stead of self improvement and personal best, I become consumed by the notion of failure. Hence why I should always push myself to be better at all times, but not draw the hard line on absolute perfection.
They work extremely hard towards their goals
Too fucking right. Dawn always tells me that when I get the bit in my teeth, I never let it go. When there is something that I want, I don’t let go until I get it. I just have to remember to exercise some balance. Other things I care about, like family and friends, can become easily neglected when I get deeply involved in something. Balance is good.
Part three, with a new television theme comes tomorrow.
Interdum vos ut volvo ferrus six.
