Comments on: Stephen Colbert on Cynicism http://mightygirl.com/2012/12/10/stephen-colbert-on-cynicism/ Famous Among Dozens Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:56:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: denise http://mightygirl.com/2012/12/10/stephen-colbert-on-cynicism/#comment-1257456 denise Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:02:20 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/?p=21629#comment-1257456 it's impossible to live life without being hurt. being cynical is a form of hurt in and of itself. don't label things as good or bad...those are just perceptions. things just are. look for the lesson and the value in every experience. it’s impossible to live life without being hurt. being cynical is a form of hurt in and of itself. don’t label things as good or bad…those are just perceptions. things just are. look for the lesson and the value in every experience.

]]> By: Sheri Bheri http://mightygirl.com/2012/12/10/stephen-colbert-on-cynicism/#comment-1257446 Sheri Bheri Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:17:57 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/?p=21629#comment-1257446 There's a stupid internet joke out there - "What men wish women knew". One of the points is "If I say something to you, and it can be taken 2 ways, and one of those ways makes you cry, I meant the other way." That's how I live. So the guy who cuts me off in traffic? He must be on his way to seeing his baby being born! How wonderful for him! Godspeed! If I get mad over it, then he's "won". And really, it's my own fault, because he didn't do it to 'make' me mad, but because he's a jerk. It's also a good parenting tool, to be able to NOT react negatively, while explaining the consequences of those kinds of words / actions. I'm still cynical about men though. I guess I should work on that. There’s a stupid internet joke out there – “What men wish women knew”. One of the points is “If I say something to you, and it can be taken 2 ways, and one of those ways makes you cry, I meant the other way.” That’s how I live. So the guy who cuts me off in traffic? He must be on his way to seeing his baby being born! How wonderful for him! Godspeed! If I get mad over it, then he’s “won”. And really, it’s my own fault, because he didn’t do it to ‘make’ me mad, but because he’s a jerk.

It’s also a good parenting tool, to be able to NOT react negatively, while explaining the consequences of those kinds of words / actions.

I’m still cynical about men though. I guess I should work on that.

]]> By: Annabelle http://mightygirl.com/2012/12/10/stephen-colbert-on-cynicism/#comment-1257422 Annabelle Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:11:08 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/?p=21629#comment-1257422 I'm with Colbert, too. And I'm dubious that being cynical actually prevents any of the hurt. In my experience things that suck suck just as much if you were expecting them than if you weren't. I’m with Colbert, too. And I’m dubious that being cynical actually prevents any of the hurt. In my experience things that suck suck just as much if you were expecting them than if you weren’t.

]]> By: mia http://mightygirl.com/2012/12/10/stephen-colbert-on-cynicism/#comment-1257412 mia Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:58:47 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/?p=21629#comment-1257412 Different things work for different folks. I get cynical, and it oddly works for me. Having that feeling is like an impetus for self-examination or action for me, in a way that optimism just isn't. I am just wired this way. Different things work for different folks. I get cynical, and it oddly works for me. Having that feeling is like an impetus for self-examination or action for me, in a way that optimism just isn’t. I am just wired this way.

]]> By: Jen R http://mightygirl.com/2012/12/10/stephen-colbert-on-cynicism/#comment-1257401 Jen R Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:30:33 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/?p=21629#comment-1257401 This is a much easier statement to agree with when things are going well in life, and although I do tend to agree with it, if a healthy dose of cynicism would have prevented the events of the last year, then sign me up. This is a much easier statement to agree with when things are going well in life, and although I do tend to agree with it, if a healthy dose of cynicism would have prevented the events of the last year, then sign me up.

]]> By: Amy http://mightygirl.com/2012/12/10/stephen-colbert-on-cynicism/#comment-1257396 Amy Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:56:58 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/?p=21629#comment-1257396 My mantra, my (imaginary) tattoo: "There's a crack in everything / That's how the light gets in." (Anthem, by Leonard Cohen) My mantra, my (imaginary) tattoo: “There’s a crack in everything / That’s how the light gets in.” (Anthem, by Leonard Cohen)

]]> By: Karin http://mightygirl.com/2012/12/10/stephen-colbert-on-cynicism/#comment-1257392 Karin Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:57:25 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/?p=21629#comment-1257392 "May God break my heart so completely that the whole world falls in" -- Mother Teresa This is one of my favorite quotes and it comes to me when the world starts to feel oppressive and glum. I'm not really sure about the God part, but it puts a different spin on heartbreak and hurt -- thinking of it as an opening rather than a scar. It's still tough in the moment, but makes it easier for me to maintain optimism once I have a little perspective. “May God break my heart so completely that the whole world falls in” — Mother Teresa
This is one of my favorite quotes and it comes to me when the world starts to feel oppressive and glum. I’m not really sure about the God part, but it puts a different spin on heartbreak and hurt — thinking of it as an opening rather than a scar.
It’s still tough in the moment, but makes it easier for me to maintain optimism once I have a little perspective.

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