The Power of Negative Thinking
Martha Q’s piece in the last issue, in which she touched on the negative consequences of too much positive thinking, reminded me of a few things. Her writing often has this effect on me.
The approach of a new year has brought a lot of curious optimism into our circles, as friends and family are making resolutions and offering theories for future success. Some of these include: positive visualization, putting out what you want back (a variation on “what goes around, comes around”), The Secret (aka: the power of abnormal obsession with focusing on your goals), reach for the sky, climb every mountain, be all you can be. In addition to these are a whole tribe of relentlessly cheery notions.