achaudoir said:Perhaps pessimism and hopelessness seem easier because there is less expectation and room for disappointment and/or guilt. Would love a quick way for everyone to discover that joy builds on thoughts of joy, abundance with thoughts of abundance, positive on positive, peace on…
The difficulty that we all have believing, in varying degrees, that we create our reality through our thoughts, is paramount. Thoughts of joy and abundance create joy and abundance. The Common Good Bank will allow us to foster thoughts of joy and abundance because we will be in a position to create joy and abundance by supporting the initiatives that arise out joy and abundance.
That is a big problem, that pessimism. Our culture seems to think that the natural state of the intelligent mind is cynicism. But in reality, that is what we have to contend with. Perhaps we can change some of those minds to being a little less hopeless because they aren't doing anything good with that attitude (usually. Why would you if you didn't think there was a point?) But at least they give you a challange, right?
Keep striving.
Pessimism is a direct result of the existential fear generated by the debt based monetary system. You can only get the money you need to live and develop your initiative by doing something that someone else, like an employer or a bank will give you the money for. Since the Common Good Bank will give us the opportunity to create the money needed to enable someone to do something that we as a depositors association think is a good idea, we all become optimists.
Post edited 2:32 pm – February 25, 2010 by wspademan
Perhaps pessimism and hopelessness seem easier because there is less expectation and room for disappointment and/or guilt. Would love a quick way for everyone to discover that joy builds on thoughts of joy, abundance with thoughts of abundance, positive on positive, peace on…
Post edited 2:32 pm – February 25, 2010 by wspademan
That is a big problem, that pessimism. Our culture seems to think that the natural state of the intelligent mind is cynicism. But in reality, that is what we have to contend with. Perhaps we can change some of those minds to being a little less hopeless because they aren't doing anything good with that attitude (usually. Why would you if you didn't think there was a point?) But at least they give you a challange, right?
Hmm. There seems to be a large faction among critics of the status quo who embrace pessimism as though it were a virtue. They start with the belief that NOTHING that is doable can possibly help. Then they are all too happy to shoot down any practical idea that comes along, while promoting righteous despair. I don't like it, but I think it makes more sense to spend our time discussing details with the optimists than playing the "here shoot this down" game with the pessimists.
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