Most of us have what I like to call a "Filter" somewhere between our brains and our mouths. Some of us use the Filter quite wisely, not only to remove impurities and judgements from our words and thoughts, but occasionally to add a touch of compassion or tact to the words before we release them into the atmosphere. Sometimes our Filters fail and our words wreak havoc. We say hurtful things, thoughtless things. We spew negativity. Negativity leaves a bad taste in the mouth, and a burden on the spirit.
Personally, I know of a few conditions under which my Filter will fail. For instance, if it is within 30 minutes after I wake up, talking to me or asking my opinion may result in Failure of the Filter. If the Filter is not powered up by application of caffeine with an hour, Filter Failure may progress and worsen throughout the day. PMS disables the Filter for days at a time.
I said all that, to say this: Some days, I just want to hear something positive. Something that has been beautifully filtered, enhanced with a little love and a lot of positivity. Because some days, I don't want to hear about how another person's experience was worse than mine, or more involved than mine. I want to hear how amazing this experience will be, how it's all worth it in the end, I just want people to power up their Filters, and say something positive instead of spewing drama and negativity at me.
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