How to Feel Better by
Closing One Eye

Are you able to turn a blind eye to
negativity at your home or work? Like it or
not, we all have to be able to do it from
time to time. Today’s Fun Times is about
turning a blind eye toward negative people -
but before we get into that, do you know the
interesting origin of the phrase “turn a
blind eye”? I’ll tell you all about it
momentarily…

Negativity can be deadly to you. Before you
accuse me of being “over the top”, think
about how infectious negativity is. And how
easy it is to slip into. After all,
focusing on what’s wrong with someone else
is a perfect way to avoid dealing with your
own frustrations!

Negativity not only gives you a temporary
escape from your own concerns, but it also
creates a convenient scapegoat upon which
you can pin your anger, worry, or fear. Negativity
is almost like a drug in the “escape” it
gives you! But, like most drugs, you can
get hooked on it fast.

And once you’re hooked on the mind-numbing,
escapist effects of negativity, you’ll find
yourself needing to be negative more and
more often. Like any other “feel-good”
substance, your tolerance goes up and you
need greater doses to feel the effects. Before
long you find yourself becoming an
angry and resentful person who focuses on
the half-empty glass.

Yikes!

You’ve got people like this in your life. Raise
your hand if you used to be one (and
if you’re prone to becoming one again, if
you’re not careful).

My hand is up too.

Okay, put your hands down now. You don’t
need to worry today; you’ve already got
your “get out of jail free” card. Equipped
with my book, The Fun Factor, you’re not
sentenced to negativity.

And now I want you to get really, really
selfish. Identify the negative people in
your life and safeguard yourself from their
attitudes by turning a blind eye toward
them. Don’t be mean to anyone – simply
deliberately ignore their negativity and go
on with your day as if it didn’t exist.

You don’t have the time, or the energy, for
such a drain on you! And, by turning a
blind eye, you’ll have so much more of
yourself left to give should any of those
negative folks decide to ask you how the
heck you stay so happy, healthy, and
productive.

The phrase “turn a blind eye”, by the way,
was used quite literally by the famous
British Admiral, Horatio Nelson. During the
battle of Copenhagen in 1801, Nelson’s ships
were engaging the Danish navy. The intense
cannon fire created a smoke screen which
obscured the view of Nelson’s superior,
Admiral Parker, who was four miles away.

Because he couldn’t see the battle for the
smoke, Admiral Parker ordered a withdrawal -
but Nelson could see that his victory was
imminent. When asked by his second in
command why he was ignoring Parker’s direct
order, Nelson (who was blind in one eye)
responded by raising his telescope to his
sightless eye and saying, “I really do not
see the signal.”

The battle, by the way, was won an hour
later and Nelson’s insubordination was
conveniently forgotten.

And I predict that your victories will
continue to accumulate as you turn a blind
eye towards negativity. You will maintain
your positive focus on fun, despite your
circumstances, and that makes you a winner
in my book!

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