be less cynical

A little sober cynicism never hurt anybody, it’s just better in moderation.

This is my biggest flaw. I’m cynical about everyone close to me.
How on earth can I stop?

there is a lot of time in my life when i think people are only out for themselves. i’m not sure if i am a pessimist or a cynic or if those two things go hand in hand, but i really want to be less cynical. I want to see the good in people.

i think i did it

i frequently find myself to tell people to look on the bright side of things.

weird, but it feels good and comes naturally now.

Starting a business – living a life that matters and holding a life that makes you and those around you smile… it hurts inside sometimes.

But its good to know you’re not alone.
And sometimes the outside world.. it forgets that its supposed to be hard and makes you genuinely light in your inside world.

I’m still working on this one. I’m a high school teacher so it’s pretty difficult to keep the cynicism from creeping up and swallowing me whole. I see first hand every day how our culture impacts education. The realities that we are an insanely litigious society and that every other student has ADD have completely stripped the notions of personal accountability and responsibility. Laziness is not a disability!

And so ends my rant for the day.

Yep. I’m cynical. Guess there’s no way around it. It’s a problem of context, however. Most situations I can look at with a totally open mind. Work these days…not so much. Relationshipness—even less so. Try and try again, I guess.

I am so exceedingly cynical that it causes serious disruptions in every aspect of my life. I don’t feel that I can trust anyone, not even myself, and over the past few years I have lost so many friends, and gained none because I feel like they will always do me wrong. I need to stop letting my cynicism control (and ruin) my life.

...why I made this a goal in the first place. Honestly, I would say that I’m less cynical now than I’ve ever been in my life.

Maybe its because I think being less cynical has helped me, and there is always room for improvement.

But for now, I’m marking it as done. There are other goals I should be focusing on.

being untrusting and cynical is an extreme defense mechanism….defense mechanisms are suppopsed to protect you phyically..(e.i. from a heartattack) and/or emotionally (e.i.heartache..anxiety attacks)....but they can shut you off from the world and even ppl who care for you….they can hurt you more than the reality of being rejected…by being cynical and rejecting the world…you avoid deep meaningful relationships and keep them from having a chance of forming…being cynical can make you even more paranoid and self conscious than u ever were to start with.