I admit, I kind of skimmed it, but a few sentences jumped out at me. The author, Charlie O'Donnell, said
Get rid of the people and relationships that drain you. Some people improve your life, others drag it down. Addition by subtraction when it comes to your social circle can be a very powerful thing.
I believe that. In a nutshell, that's why I don't like negativity. That's why I won't reconnect with our old friend Dave from Iowa who I wrote about a couple of posts ago.
I'm not talking about occasional negativity. I'm talking about the people who always complain, for whom nothing is ever right or good or possible. Or people who want to hold you back because somehow your potential success threatens them. It drains you. And most of the time, people that live in the land of negativity aren't looking to get out. It's as if complaining or being miserable or being a victim is what makes them happy. I don't get it. Sadly, many of them seem unaware that they have gotten themselves into a bad place.
I'm fortunate in that most people that surround me are generally pretty positive. That includes the Gilsters, my Off the Charts friends who join the cast week in and week out. You all have been very understanding of my need to take a break. (Getting a little off topic now. Sorry!)
Don't let friends or associates interfere with you being what you want to be or doing what you want to do. Do what you can to not let that happen.