It seems like a lot of negativity recently here at myLot
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
United States
May 2, 2017 10:58am CST
I hate to say it but all this negativity is a turn off. I, like many of you, are here to have fun, chat with people via discussions and even learn new things.
Yes, I know, I can skip the negative stuff and believe me I do. I am just expressing an opinion.
Let's have some happy discussions.... it's beautiful weather, the birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, the sun is shining and I'm in a good mood and want to stay that way!
What about you - are you in a good mood today?
Photo is mine from a few years ago. I just planted sunflower seeds so it will be a while before I can take photos of them!
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
2 May 17
@AbbyGreenhill I am always in a good mood, at most I have an angry moment when I read some stupid things, but it never lasts a lot.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
2 May 17
@LadyDuck I am up and down mood depending on what goes on around me.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
2 May 17
I can smell it from here LOL! You are always in a good mood I think.
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
2 May 17
Well, you have given my day a BIG positive charge with that photo!! That looks like a scene from around where I used to live in Ohio, all the green and trees, the gently rolling hills and rich farmland. Oh, it makes me SO homesick but it's so good to see it! 
Thanks for brightening my day!! 
Thanks for brightening my day!! 4 people like this
@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
2 May 17
@AbbyGreenhill Tennessee is another state that I absolutely love. The people, the scenery, the gorgeous Smoky Mountains...I'll never forget driving through as a child and looking down into a fog-filled valley surrounded by trees afire with the colors of Autumn. I rarely see anything as beautiful as that memory.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
2 May 17
@dragon54u The problem with the Smoky Mountains is some days that fog doesn't lift LOL! When we were vacationing here many years ago we left the Smokys in fog and drove for an hour in it - not fun. But the beauty is something else.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
2 May 17
You are welcome. That is the view from my yard to the surrounding farms/fields in Tennessee.
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@LeaPea2417 (37379)
• Toccoa, Georgia
2 May 17
I think some people vent their frustrations here because they have no one else to express themselves to at the moment and they need the advice and ear of us here.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
2 May 17
That's probably true. I usually dump on my husband he is more convenient LOL!
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
2 May 17
I was in a good mood until my SS check didn't hit the bank @AbbyGreenhill . 
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
2 May 17
I get mine around the 10th. Never had a problem.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
2 May 17
@AbbyGreenhill See and I normally always get mine on the 1st. The 2nd at the latest. Even though the banks were closed yesterday for Labor Day, it should have still come through after midnight.
@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
2 May 17
I'm anxious about my son's job interview yesterday. Sounds like he got the job but are waiting to hear for sure. But I'm not in a bad mood.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
2 May 17
Is that the one at Amazon? Either way I hope he gets good news!
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
2 May 17
@AbbyGreenhill No it is a tire warehouse, 2 million square foot and we are waiting to hear. I would love him to get hired on at Amazon but that one is about 60 miles away and the one he is waiting to hear from is about 35 miles away. Good pay and benefits, much easier to get to when it's snowing out.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
2 May 17
@fishtiger58 That is a difference in drive time for sure.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
3 May 17
I try not to be negative when I am in here, as life is to short to be negative, It takes less muscles to smile than it does to frown. Even if I am upset about somethingg, I try to put on a brave face and make the most of it. Life is what we make it for sure.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
3 May 17
@AbbyGreenhill That is a shame too, as I find no problem wiyh either one, but yu wilkl always find people that aren't happy about anything, so they will complain about things that they have no business complaining about. I find this site great, and the members are great too. I hae not one thing bad to say about mylot. I am glad that I could come back after a long break.I am enjoying myself again and having fun.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
4 May 17
@rosekiss I like it here or I would have quit by now!!!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
3 May 17
There are a few who like to complain about the site and some of the members. That's the negativity I mean.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
3 May 17
Just a question on the side, when do you plant your Sunflowers is it this Month?
As I plan to plant a few in the Garden if I can.
Those are lovely up in the photo.
Time for sunshine and blues skies and great fluid communication between all (I hope).
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
3 May 17
@AbbyGreenhill
Okay thank you very much as they are my very favourite flowers and they are no longer in the Fields around here and they were so beautiful to look at.
Thanks for the tips will do all that.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
3 May 17
We can plant them starting last month. Not sure what your weather is like there...as long as no more frost you are fine to plant seeds...make sure to keep them well watered.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
2 May 17
Negativity only extends to how far people would allow them to stay negative., there is always a chance for something negatve to turn positive and vice versa but of course it's only my personal view., yes hope we all have a good day.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
2 May 17
@AbbyGreenhill you could be right, it really does seem to need a lot of work for some but remember lady luck is always there by your side ready to do a lot of possibilities
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
2 May 17
@louievill Well, I'm not needing luck as things have been and are great her.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
2 May 17
You could be correct, but I very seldom seem negatives turn positives unless there is a lot of work put into it.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
2 May 17
Life is often what you make of it. I hear people grumbling and complaining about their relationships....hmmm...I can't fix it...I don't have enough information to advise. I try to be upbeat. I know we can all have down days.
Life isn't always sunshine and roses.....but even the gray east days often have their bright moments.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
2 May 17
@Morleyhunt We all have a few sad things we like to share just to get it off our shoulders but so many posts that are downers is depressing.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
2 May 17
I don't owe a penny, am fairly healthy, have a good husband and a very comfortable life - so what's to complain about - the weather sometimes!
@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
2 May 17
@AbbyGreenhill I know that feeling. I have some relatives that drive me nuts....but complaining about it here on Mylot doesn't do anything to fix it. I've learned to put it on the shelf and ignore it. I can't change them, but I can change how I react to their insanity.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
3 May 17
Last year the seeds didn't come up because of the drought - so I will make sure to water the ones planted yesterday very well.
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@JudyEv (342112)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 May 17
@AbbyGreenhill Here is a photo of sunflowers in France.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
3 May 17
@JudyEv We saw a field like this last year about 10 miles from here. I think they were grown for seeds, but it sure was pretty to look at - like the one in your photo.
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@msiduri (5687)
• United States
2 May 17
I'm a bit sad and a little anxious. My 94-year-old mother-in-law fell yesterday and broke her pelvis. We're relieved it doesn't require surgery. If it had been a hip, it would have required surgery and she might not have survived that. So this is not as bad as it could have been. But she's in a lot of pain and it's hard to watch her suffer. We hope, with rest and therapy, she'll get on her feet again, but it will be months. So I'm sad.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
2 May 17
@msiduri Thanks, she had a good life!
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@msiduri (5687)
• United States
2 May 17
@AbbyGreenhill So sorry about your MIL. Thanks for the well wishes. We're going up to see her again in a little while.
@msiduri (5687)
• United States
2 May 17
@AbbyGreenhill That's all any of us can ask. So has my MIL. I'd like to see her enjoy a little more time, though.
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@Gabugs (1895)
• United States
3 May 17
Its nice to see your lovely smile along with the sunflowers image. @AbbyGreenhill
The words of Frank Sinatra are currently ringing in my ears," When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you-- - -"
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
3 May 17
It would be nice if the whole world was smiling together!
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@Gabugs (1895)
• United States
4 May 17
@AbbyGreenhill Indeed yes. But would't it be asking too much in view of the current scenario?
@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
2 May 17
I love the picture. It makes me smile. Sunflowers are my favorite flower. They always have been. They are so beautiful. I am in a fantastic mood even though I haven't seen the sun in days!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
2 May 17
I'll send you some sun .... That photo is from two years ago. Last year I planted seeds and they didn't grow...fist time that ever happened.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
2 May 17
@Happy2BeMe We had a drought last year and the seeds didn't germinate. If it gets dry I will make sure to water them this time.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
2 May 17
@AbbyGreenhill Yes please send the sun this way!! That would be great. Ya funny they didn't grown. They usually grow pretty easily.
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
3 May 17
Yes, I'm in a good mood today. Spring usually does that to me. I was coming out of the local supermarket and noticed that the horse chestnuts were already in flower and that the hedges are greening up. Spring is truly here (about 10 days early, I should say).
I tend to find that, when I'm in a good mood, I'm buoyant and can allow that others might not be in such a good mood. That's their lookout, I guess, and I have enough positivity to feel sorry for them. It's usually only when I'm feeling down myself that other people's gripes and whinges drag me further down.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
3 May 17
I think others gripes get to me if I think they are uncalled for....I can understand griping about serious matters, but some thing are just part of life and nothing to write about LOL
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By the way you have taken really nice photo there. I love these kind of photography. @AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
3 May 17
Yes, you are right, there will always be negative folks...thanks for enjoying my sunflowers!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
2 May 17
LOL, that's a good thing cause if you are aren't alive I would wonder who is typing for you!
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
3 May 17
@AbbyGreenhill Beautiful flowers. How long have we to wait for the new flowers from the seeds you planted now?
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
3 May 17
Oh my, they will take I think two months, but I'll keep an eye on them and as soon as they bloom I'll post photos.
@manikarnika (3236)
• India
3 May 17
Yeah...you're right.There is more negativity.I think some of them may have "B Negative" Blood Group.That's why seem to be difficult for Positivity...Lol
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
3 May 17
LOL, B Negative - good one thanks for the smile.
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