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How to Feel More Positive (Without Faking It)

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Jun 17, 2025
How to Feel More Positive (Without Faking It)
“Optimism isn’t a personality trait. It’s a practice.”

— Laurie Santos

How to Feel More Positive (Without Faking It)

Experts recommend “emotional neutrality” as a way to maintain a positive mindset. One of the practices is to “cut the absolutes.” For instance, instead of saying, “I can’t do anything right,” say, “I bombed that presentation.” A second suggestion is to “prepare for the worst – but with a plan.” A worst-case plan reminds you that you have options, and helps you feel more in control. Another practice is called a “resilience resume.” It is helpful to remember what you have already overcome in your life. And finally, “celebrate the little wins” each day. Even a small thing like “your coffee was extra good” has a positive effect, and helps you notice “what’s quietly working in your favor.” “When we train our brains to notice what’s going right, even in chaos, it builds a more realistic foundation for a positive mindset.”

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Love Itself Was Gone

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Weekly Reading Jun 16, 2025

Love Itself Was Gone

–Leonard Cohen

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6850c48892c95-2606.jpgThe light came through the window
Straight from the sun above
And so inside my little room
There plunged the rays of love

In streams of light I clearly saw
The dust you seldom see
Out of which the nameless makes
A name for one like me

I’ll try to say a little more
Love went on and on
Until it reached an open door –
Then love itself
Love itself was gone

All busy in the sunlight
The flecks did float and dance
And I was tumbled up with them
In formless circumstance

I’ll try to say a little more
Love went on and on
Until it reached an open door –
Then love itself
Love itself was gone

Then I came back from where I’d been
My room, it looked the same –
But there was nothing left between
The nameless and the name
(Nameless and the name)

All busy in the sunlight
The flecks did float and dance
And I was tumbled up with them
In formless circumstance

I’ll try to say a little more
Love went on and on
Until it reached an open door –
Then love itself
Love itself was gone
Love itself
Love itself was gone

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What do you make of the notion that love, like sunlight, can illuminate the unseen aspects of our lives and then, as if through an open door, vanishes leaving us in a state of formless circumstance? Can you share a personal story that reflects a moment in your life when you felt immersed in love or light, only for it to transform or fade away, altering your perception of what was once familiar? What helps you remain present and open to the transformative power of love, especially when it seems to have vanished, leaving you in the mystery of the nameless and the named?

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