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  1. Well-framed Mr. Barnett:

    Life is about attitude, will power and a bit of luck. We can't do anything about the luck part.

    I get up every morning determined to have a great day and make somebody elses day. Works for me!

    Cordially, Yoda@magnifiedview.com

  2. any suggestions for overcoming the fear of change ?

  3. blank John Wakeman says:

    "As difficult as it may be, you will find that changing the people in your life is an absolutely must if you are to be as happy and optimistic as desired. Luckily, once the hump of this change is passed, the new, positive individuals suddenly coming into your life will escalate your happiness level and ultimately lead to more successes all around."

    I liked most of the article, but you ruined it with these sentences. Why not "re-frame" the way you view the challenging people in your life? It is not always possible or even desirable to rid one's self of people one finds challenging. Perhaps those people are there for a reason – perhaps you need to learn from your challenging interactions with them. Perhaps you will find that YOU are the one who is difficult to get along with, not all the others. Besides, simply divorcing or leaving people you find it difficult to get along with will do absolutely nothing to guarantee that "positive" people will come into your life. What does "positive" people even mean? Thinking like this is why there are so many lonely people in this society.

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