tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post8777432002770200166..comments2024-03-25T21:54:29.130-07:00Comments on FocusingOnLife: 2016 Not All BadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-77788200381417600892017-01-05T15:45:09.635-08:002017-01-05T15:45:09.635-08:00Wonderful story with so many positives. We can al...Wonderful story with so many positives. We can all use those. I personally think 2017 is going to be a magnificent year - so many possibilities. It all depends on our perception too. Thanks for a gentle reminder to look at the upside of things.Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09242684348574884384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-37830870935401765812017-01-05T08:12:47.873-08:002017-01-05T08:12:47.873-08:00Social media, ah heck - media in general, is what ...Social media, ah heck - media in general, is what painted the year to be so awful! It had many, many bad points to it, but take out the media and concentrate on the world you are surrounded in - your own world, and 2016 was probably not as bad as the world would have us believe, right? <br />I, like you, continue to pray for those answers and cures to such awful diseases as Alzheimer's, cancer and ALS - we are both very closely connected to these and each day brings us one day closer to a cure.<br />Happy New Year - let's focus on the world through our own eyes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04989147951807102134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-49567996112418840502017-01-04T07:33:22.487-08:002017-01-04T07:33:22.487-08:00Oh, yes, why do people seem to focus on all the ba...Oh, yes, why do people seem to focus on all the bad things when there is so much good? This past year saw me cutting way back on my social media reading because everyone seemed to be talking about all the bad things that were going on and it was just too depressing. There's so much beauty and good and I love your list that points out that, for sure, 2016 was NOT all bad! But we have a fresh start with 2017 so I for one am going to focus on all the good stuff -- family, friends, and cactus flowers! terriporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333055591899961253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-20860633169609742362017-01-04T06:47:51.281-08:002017-01-04T06:47:51.281-08:00A great reminder of all the good that happens. We ...A great reminder of all the good that happens. We are so bombarded with the bad! I just mentioned to my husband recently that I wish they would at least have one segment on the news about something good that happened! Cathy H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10779935742253650385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-40283838340680302592017-01-04T06:07:45.642-08:002017-01-04T06:07:45.642-08:00It is nice to be reminded of good things happening...It is nice to be reminded of good things happening right now. I think what your lovely post underscores is that each year - and yes, life in general - is always a mixed bag. Unlike a bag of nuts, we don't have the ability to pick and choose, taking only those that we like. We have to take the whole bag, like it or not. I think if we keep this in mind, realizing that life happens and allow ourselves to get neither too high nor too low, we'll get through the mixed bag of life without undue harm. And I think it's important to be mindful that we should help one another through the rough patches. In the end, it will help us all and that's what we're here for.Dottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811399388989716265noreply@blogger.com