This here story is about me. Yours truly. The one sitting behind the computer screen. The one typing on the keyboard. And this story is from me to you. It's about what I deal with on a daily basis. It's who I deal with from day to day. It's what I have to go through from the moment I wake up until the moment I go to bed. It has to do with a very difficult job I am employed at. It has to deal with people who are not the friendliest on the planet. And it has to deal with people I encounter in my daily life.
I'm here to tell you one thing - Negative people suck.
Now when you read that statement, you might shake your head and say "How is he not being negative?" to which I can easily respond with a ton of answers. I can tell you I'm a nice guy. I can tell you people at work like my positive attitude. I can explain to you that when I officiate sports, my partners like the fact I'm not loud, obnoxious, or in someone's face. The people that know me will tel you that I'm friendly, outgoing, and most times talk to much. But you will never hear something about me being negative. So i will defend those statements from friends, coworkers and others. I'm a swell guy.
And negative people suck.
When I sat down to write this article, I gave it some serious thought. I have written articles playing on Taylor Swift's song lyrics. I have written articles talking about food for my soul and talking about Twinkies. I've even written serious articles about depression and dealing with bipolar syndrome. I didn't want to write another article. Until my boss screwed up my day today. I was having a good day. I had a great appearance in court. And in a matter of about two minutes, she ruined it. Have I told you lately what I think about that?
Negative people suck.
I am always trying to be a positive person. I am always trying to be optimistic. I am always trying to put a smile on someone's face. I say hello to people as they walk by me. I go out of my way to be nice to others. I try to say nice things. I try to be respectful and considerate. And then someone comes along and screws up my optimistic, positive friendly attitude. You know what I think? Coming from the person typing this? Sitting behind a computer screen. Poking away on a keyboard?
Negative people suck.
I work with negative people. I deal with negative people. You work with negative people. You deal with negative people. We all have those negative people. They have an angry look on their face. They are mean. They are critical. They insult what we say and do. They get nasty when we do some little thing they don't like. They won't point out good things. They won't commend us on our positive things. They always want to find some reason to cut us down. And you know what I think about those people?
Negative people suck.
When I wake up in the morning, I don't get the thought in my head, "Oh God. Who am I going to deal with that's negative today" but what I do think about is how I can do a good thing, make a positive impact, be friendly to someone, maybe even hold the door for a person I don't know. But sadly, I run into someone every day that screws that up. A nasty attitude. Negativity. Just downright unhappy. Unless it's with someone in their clique. Unless it's someone in their friend circle. Then they are the nicest person on the planet. Until something comes along or something happens that they don't like or don't agree with. And then it's over.
Yeah. I've said it. And I'm going to keep saying it. It just pisses me off. It ruins a perfectly good day. It angers me when I've just had a smile on my face. And damn it, I really wish these people that I encounter during a day's work, or people I deal with officiating sports, or someone I encounter at a grocery store or fast food restaurant that's having a bad day would stop screwing up my happiness.
Good God can I say it enough? Negative people suck.
Well, I'm here to tell you, sitting behind this computer, poking away at my keyboard, and watching late night television, laughing hysterically, I'm not one of those people. I've asked my friends that if I ever become one of those people, to please, from the bottom of my heart, slap me with a golf club. Probe me with a ball bat. Run me over with a dump truck. I don't want to be one of those people.
Because negative people suck.
And yes. That's all I have to say about that.