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hi gina you wrote: >Janet I don't understand your most recent post. >Negative equals realistic. Help. >My brain damage is trying but can't get through. >Thank you in advance. that quote is attributed to 'susan jeffers' so i can only give you my interpretation of her meaning [i don't know who she is] anyway when she says 'we are taught...' i think she implies that 'we are taught wrongly...' in other words she thinks that many people including herself have been taught [i.e. brainwashed, trained, encouraged] eg to look on 'catastrophic news' as the only 'hard' news worth reporting eg anybody who maintains a hopeful outlook is a 'pollyanna' type and unrealistic when someone says 'i've got something to tell you" or 'we have to have a talk' - it's always negative, isn't it? why aren't positives given the same weight or emphasis? in the all powerful media of newpapers and television my understanding is that 'good news' items are considered 'fluff' or 'filler' why? how's your poor brain now? love janet a new voice: http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/janet/index.htm 51/10 - almonte/ontario/canada - [log in to unmask] janet paterson