My Letter to Negative People
My Pet Peeve; Such a waste of time in our short life36 total reviews
Comment from K. Lang-Slattery
Thanks for a wonderful rhyming poem of couplets that expresses many of my own feelings about negativity. I think you strike just the right note. I especially like the line, "The person that you hurt, might have needed you that day." The line "Learn to say you're sorry, when you know you've been a jerk" clearly calls out one of my own pet peeves.
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2022
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Thanks for a wonderful rhyming poem of couplets that expresses many of my own feelings about negativity. I think you strike just the right note. I especially like the line, "The person that you hurt, might have needed you that day." The line "Learn to say you're sorry, when you know you've been a jerk" clearly calls out one of my own pet peeves.
Comment Written 24-Jul-2022
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2022
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Thank you so very much Katie, as I truly appreciate your lovely review and such kind comments. It's hard to always be at our best and never get down, but we do have the ability to look on the bright side and try to find a way to stay kind and respectful. And you my friend are exactly that. Thank you again!
Comment from GentleWind
Excellent words. So many of us need to hear this.
Loved the rhyming you did with this and the message was well received on this end. It flowed well and I enjoyed seeing myself in the mirror!
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2022
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Excellent words. So many of us need to hear this.
Loved the rhyming you did with this and the message was well received on this end. It flowed well and I enjoyed seeing myself in the mirror!
Comment Written 24-Jul-2022
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2022
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Thank you so very much my friend, as I truly appreciate your lovely review and such kind comments. It's hard to always be at our best and never get down, but we do have the ability to look on the bright side and try to find a way to stay kind and respectful. And you my friend are exactly that. Thank you again!
Comment from elainec4
I really appreciate this work. It reflects what is currently happening to many people in today's world. Some days, it is difficult to be positive--but we can't lose that!! A "harsh attitude" does nothing to help oneself or others. Thanks for sharing. elaine
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2022
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I really appreciate this work. It reflects what is currently happening to many people in today's world. Some days, it is difficult to be positive--but we can't lose that!! A "harsh attitude" does nothing to help oneself or others. Thanks for sharing. elaine
Comment Written 24-Jul-2022
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2022
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Thank you so very much Elaine, as I truly appreciate your lovely review and such kind comments. It's hard to always be at our best and never get down, but we do have the ability to look on the bright side and try to find a way to stay kind and respectful. And you my friend are exactly that. Thank you again!
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
You did a great job, Debi, with your contest entry. I liked the
couplet rhyming format. Your many examples highlight the
negative attitudes of many. They seem to want everyone to
be like themselves, so they try to make them feel bad. In that
way, they belittle others which makes them feel superior. Even
when one is feeling down, there are ways to improve, but it takes
effort which many won't put forth. Your words flowed smoothly
with great rhymes.
Thanks for sharing and best wishes in the contest, Jan
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2022
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You did a great job, Debi, with your contest entry. I liked the
couplet rhyming format. Your many examples highlight the
negative attitudes of many. They seem to want everyone to
be like themselves, so they try to make them feel bad. In that
way, they belittle others which makes them feel superior. Even
when one is feeling down, there are ways to improve, but it takes
effort which many won't put forth. Your words flowed smoothly
with great rhymes.
Thanks for sharing and best wishes in the contest, Jan
Comment Written 24-Jul-2022
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2022
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Thank you so very much Jan, as I truly appreciate your lovely review and such kind comments. It's hard to always be at our best and never get down, but we do have the ability to look on the bright side and try to find a way to stay kind and respectful. And you my friend are exactly that. Thank you again!
Comment from Jesse James Doty
So, this is your pet peeve, huh? I have many that would make you understand there are no pet peeves worth worrying about in the long run. I like the theme and the rhyming choices work well. I like the message of being positive instead of negative. I try to be positive most all the time. I am thought of as a positive sort of person and I like that very much!
Thank you for sharing and for letting me share as well.
Jesse
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2022
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So, this is your pet peeve, huh? I have many that would make you understand there are no pet peeves worth worrying about in the long run. I like the theme and the rhyming choices work well. I like the message of being positive instead of negative. I try to be positive most all the time. I am thought of as a positive sort of person and I like that very much!
Thank you for sharing and for letting me share as well.
Jesse
Comment Written 24-Jul-2022
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2022
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Thank you so very much Jesse, as I truly appreciate your lovely review and such kind comments. It's hard to always be at our best and never get down, but we do have the ability to look on the bright side and try to find a way to stay kind and respectful. And you my friend are exactly that. Thank you again!
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Thanks, Debi!
Comment from Carolyn Dooley
This is a great one Debi. Those smirks make my stomach churn. When you speak to some people, they look at you as if you were crazy. There are many people who are so negative. I feel they should stay at home.
I hope you are doing well. Have a nice day.
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2022
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This is a great one Debi. Those smirks make my stomach churn. When you speak to some people, they look at you as if you were crazy. There are many people who are so negative. I feel they should stay at home.
I hope you are doing well. Have a nice day.
Comment Written 24-Jul-2022
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2022
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Thank you so very much Barb, as I truly appreciate your lovely review and such kind comments. I can't tell you how much your gracious six stars mean to me. I know what your mean about those smirks as I have a brother in law who thinks we are too stupid to get the sarcasm and put downs. It's hard to always be at our best and never get down, but we do have the ability to look on the bright side and try to find a way to stay kind and respectful. And you my friend are exactly that. Thank you again!
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You are welcome. This is Carolyn.
Comment from Tom Horonzy
Feeling better I hope. Are you home. As for this penning I think those that do were likely abused, and cannot find the silver lining in a cloud, which by the way is how rain falls after a molecule of h2o joins with hydroscopic nucleii.
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2022
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Feeling better I hope. Are you home. As for this penning I think those that do were likely abused, and cannot find the silver lining in a cloud, which by the way is how rain falls after a molecule of h2o joins with hydroscopic nucleii.
Comment Written 24-Jul-2022
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2022
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I am doing a little bit better every day Tom. Thanks for always being so supportive, as when the pain gets too bad, I have a folder in my Notes that says Tom, and I paste some of your awesome messages to me. And they always give me a boost and I find a way to get through it. Thanks again for such a kind and caring review. And once again I love your little extras that sometimes challenges my little blonde brain, but I alway get it eventually and you always make me feel better..Even tho I sometimes wonder why I turned down the narcotics, as then I could have had twice the boost. Actually this time I understood your scientific comment right away. hehe! Thanks again for always putting that smile on my face.
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Comment from Sally Law
Fantastic, dear Debi! I so enjoyed this and the helpful advice within. Personally, I have understood the power to be positive is totally related to my walk with Jesus Christ. I see life better and others as potentially positive. I guess you'd say I have a new perspective.
Sending you my best today as always and best wishes for the upcoming contest,
Sal XOs
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2022
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Fantastic, dear Debi! I so enjoyed this and the helpful advice within. Personally, I have understood the power to be positive is totally related to my walk with Jesus Christ. I see life better and others as potentially positive. I guess you'd say I have a new perspective.
Sending you my best today as always and best wishes for the upcoming contest,
Sal XOs
Comment Written 24-Jul-2022
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2022
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Thank you so much my beautiful friend! I so appreciate your lovely review and comments. And I can't thank you enough for your generous six stars. That means more than you could possibly know! Also I agree with you as it is so much easier to stay positive when you have the joy of the Holy Spirit, the Love of our Heavenly Father and our Precious Savior. So thank you again my dear dear friend!!
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You are most welcome. Once we receive the Lord into our lives, we are filled with the Holy Spirit and the power for living. I think Jesus was the most loving and positive person that ever walked the earth. I desire to be like him for He is for us!! Be blessed, dear. I so loved your poem. I'm glad you are feeling better too! Sal xoxo's
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
Those who complain are usually unhappy with themselves and cannot see the good in others, they are misguided and having a good attitude improved the quality of life. We have a woman in our town who is very unhappy and has caused a few upsets in the local supermarket. She has a problem which is spilling out and making others unhappy, a poignant write Debi, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2022
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Those who complain are usually unhappy with themselves and cannot see the good in others, they are misguided and having a good attitude improved the quality of life. We have a woman in our town who is very unhappy and has caused a few upsets in the local supermarket. She has a problem which is spilling out and making others unhappy, a poignant write Debi, love Dolly x
Comment Written 24-Jul-2022
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2022
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Thank you so very much Dolly, as I truly appreciate your lovely review and such kind comments. The woman that you referred to that lost it at the grocery store only proves to me how many could use just a brighter outlook. Actually as much as it is my pet peeve, I mostly wrote this to be more helpful than criticize those people. My faith and walk with Christ is what keeps my cup bubbling over. Yet It's hard to always be at our best and never get down, but we do have the ability to look on the bright side and try to find a way to stay kind and respectful. And you my friend are exactly that. Thank you again!
Comment from LateBloomer
Hi Debi, Wow! I think you've spotlighted all the various types of negative people in your poem. You're on roll--lol. Way to go!
S, your poem reminds me of a lady that I worked with who disliked negative people. She use to say, "Mean people s*ck." BTW, I hated that expression. However, I never really analyzed what she saying, but I realize now what she was saying--negative people are mean people. Perhaps, she was right?
Also of note:
Why do you complain; can you not see any good?
(In some cases, I have learned that the complainer is a person who really wants things to be better--correct and right. They are a perfectionist and usually very hard of themselves and the people around them. And then my dear SOTU, there are some people who complain about everything, and those people would even ruin a big lottery win--lol.
Not everyone brings the sunshine in the way that you do.
I also liked:
Step onto a playground and you'll smile instead of frown
(The above is so true. The playground of life is filled with smiles...and little children too! A child can turn any frown into a smile.)
Good rhyming couplets. Well-chosen photo. As this is a contest entry, I wish you good luck.
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2022
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Hi Debi, Wow! I think you've spotlighted all the various types of negative people in your poem. You're on roll--lol. Way to go!
S, your poem reminds me of a lady that I worked with who disliked negative people. She use to say, "Mean people s*ck." BTW, I hated that expression. However, I never really analyzed what she saying, but I realize now what she was saying--negative people are mean people. Perhaps, she was right?
Also of note:
Why do you complain; can you not see any good?
(In some cases, I have learned that the complainer is a person who really wants things to be better--correct and right. They are a perfectionist and usually very hard of themselves and the people around them. And then my dear SOTU, there are some people who complain about everything, and those people would even ruin a big lottery win--lol.
Not everyone brings the sunshine in the way that you do.
I also liked:
Step onto a playground and you'll smile instead of frown
(The above is so true. The playground of life is filled with smiles...and little children too! A child can turn any frown into a smile.)
Good rhyming couplets. Well-chosen photo. As this is a contest entry, I wish you good luck.
Comment Written 24-Jul-2022
reply by the author on 24-Jul-2022
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My LTSOTU, thank you for such a lovely review of my poem. You are so special and always have the kindest reviews and even if something needs to be corrected you do so with the utmost respect and caring. Thanks so much for all your kind comments, as you have made my day!