I'm starting a new campaign, one of pure self-interest. It is this: Be positive about myself. It involves not saying and eventually not thinking the negative things about myself that have so much characterized my recent thoughts and speech.
Like, while in Utah (but it hasn't mattered where I have been) I may have said some variation of "I'm old" at least 35 times. And why? I'd like to know. Does it get me anywhere, make me feel good? No. Of course not.
And worse things have come out of my mouth about me.
And I don't know what effect these things have on hearers or what effect I may have hoped for.
So I say Stop it! Stifle those negative self-slurs, Carol. You can do it.
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This is not going to help...We are the oldest couple in our ward. We have 126 primary kids. The couples are mostly in their 30's. We were walking through the neighborhood park where some of the kids were playing. "Oh Oh," one yelled. "Here come the old people!"
I had a similar experience last week in Centerville, Utah, up the road from you. I was about to cross the street, going from the Walmart to the Target, and not at the signal. Three girls were about fifty yards from me, also watching for the chance to cross. When it looked safe, I started out. One of them said, "Let's go. That old lady is going."
Still, what do they know?
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