Good People

Perhaps it's a "pay it foward" thing, but I've noticed that if you expect good in people, they'll pull through for you. If you, on the other hand, treat everyone with suspicion, you're going to get treated with mistrust yourself.

There are still good folk in the world - I've run into quite a few of them this week. The Landy guy and the Alternator guy are just two - the latter having just called to say he's fixed the issues and is charging me barely enough for a few loaves of bread! :)

There is good in the world, and I'm realizing more and more that you get the world that you perceive. It's "do unto others" in every aspect of life. Got a colleague you don't get along with? Start treating them well, and pretty soon they'll return the favour. Bad customer service? Be the perfect customer, do what you can to ease the situation - and you'll be treated better.

I have a couple of acqaintences that are permanently negative. They will find something to complain about in the best of situations. If you walk past them in conversation with another, it's like listening to poison dripping. I have yet to hear any tone of voice other than the confidentially-whiney one that seems to be their natural way of talking. And guess what - they seem to attract "bad luck"! If something can go wrong, it will happen to them.

It may sound a bit Pollyana-ish, but you really do get what you give, and "spreading sunshine" ends up lighting up your own life. Being morose only attracts storm clouds.

Robert had something to say yesterday about being the change you want to see, taking the lead. He's spot-on. And I'm convinced you can easily influence every aspect of life that grates on you by dropping the pessimism and becoming the type of person you'd like to surround yourself with. It's a ripple effect.

Give it a try! The results may amaze you.