Comments on: The Secret http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/the-secret-6403 Stumbling self sufficiency in a small space Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:13:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: fn http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/the-secret-6403/comment-page-1#comment-65463 fn Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:10:30 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=6403#comment-65463 Hello Mandy Thanks for leaving such an interesting comment. 'The Secret' isn't about wearing rose tinted spectacles it's more about reprogramming and taking control. I know what you mean about the sugar coated message - it's not our style in the UK so it can be a bit off putting. Hi Angie Yes it's very easy to forget how lucky we are. Thanks for dropping by. Hello Mandy

Thanks for leaving such an interesting comment. ‘The Secret’ isn’t about wearing rose tinted spectacles it’s more about reprogramming and taking control.

I know what you mean about the sugar coated message – it’s not our style in the UK so it can be a bit off putting.

Hi Angie

Yes it’s very easy to forget how lucky we are. Thanks for dropping by.

]]> By: Angie http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/the-secret-6403/comment-page-1#comment-65365 Angie Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:08:14 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=6403#comment-65365 I found this thread very interesting as I always like to listen to peoples' motivation and what makes them get up and go etc. I admire people who are determined to improve their lot or their outlook, rather than those who sit back with the "woe is me" attitude to life when all I can see is that they are blessed compared to 90% of the world! Loved the card Fiona, my children loved it too - thank you! I found this thread very interesting as I always like to listen to peoples’ motivation and what makes them get up and go etc. I admire people who are determined to improve their lot or their outlook, rather than those who sit back with the “woe is me” attitude to life when all I can see is that they are blessed compared to 90% of the world!

Loved the card Fiona, my children loved it too – thank you!

]]> By: mandi http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/the-secret-6403/comment-page-1#comment-65355 mandi Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:35:37 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=6403#comment-65355 Hi fiona I just got your card thanks, but I have to admit all that american love yourself up and positive thinking I find almost vomit inducing LOL I have terrible cynical view of expect the worst and you'll never be disappointed, which is sort of a cushion against being let down and mentally battered even more than you have to be. I have to admit reading a fair few books..the chicken soup ones and feel the fear etc but to me they all seem a bit 'disney sugar coated'. And although I totally go with the reasoning that you're only a victim if you allow yourself to be one, trying to find the positive lesson in some of what happens to us in the strange angry greedy and voilent world is beyond me. I hope it works for you though, I suppose its a bit like religion if its works for the individual that can only be a good thing. I am going to carry on with my endless doom and gloom end of the world round the next corner approach and take delight when it doesn't come, purely for the reason I think if I started dancing round like a female disney leading lady seeing everything through rose tinted specs the first big thing that came and burst the bubble would reduce me to a jibbering wreck smelling of old wee huddled in a darkened corner having a deep and meaningful conversation with a old argos catalogue. I envy all of you that can be so positive in the face of diversity well done! Hi fiona I just got your card thanks, but I have to admit all that american love yourself up and positive thinking I find almost vomit inducing LOL
I have terrible cynical view of expect the worst and you’ll never be disappointed, which is sort of a cushion against being let down and mentally battered even more than you have to be.
I have to admit reading a fair few books..the chicken soup ones and feel the fear etc but to me they all seem a bit ‘disney sugar coated’.
And although I totally go with the reasoning that you’re only a victim if you allow yourself to be one, trying to find the positive lesson in some of what happens to us in the strange angry greedy and voilent world is beyond me.
I hope it works for you though, I suppose its a bit like religion if its works for the individual that can only be a good thing.
I am going to carry on with my endless doom and gloom end of the world round the next corner approach and take delight when it doesn’t come, purely for the reason I think if I started dancing round like a female disney leading lady seeing everything through rose tinted specs the first big thing that came and burst the bubble would reduce me to a jibbering wreck smelling of old wee huddled in a darkened corner having a deep and meaningful conversation with a old argos catalogue. I envy all of you that can be so positive in the face of diversity well done!

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