more than enough

I've been reading this book, "More Than Enough" by Dave Ramsey (awesome book) and have come across several passages that I've absolutely loved, such as the following:

"I am not a licensed or degreed psychologist, but I believe that traditional Freudian views of psychotherapy have done more to harm our nation’s values than any philosophy to come along in years. The concept of digging in the graveyard of your past to find what caused your faults has some merit when used to identify wounds and heal them, but too often we are taught to blame our lot in life on others. It was our mean, nasty old parents; it was that we weren’t the firstborn; it was our brother who tortured us; it was our sister who got all the attention. Bull! Thousands and thousands of people who had horrible childhoods thrive and even prosper in relationships and wealth. Why do they prosper? Because they made a decision that their fate is up to them, that it is their own personal responsibility.

Albert Schweitzer said it well: Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will, his personal responsibility. Enough whining, I am sick of whining, whining by every special interest group, whining against our upbringing, whining against the mean old boss, whining against your pastor, whining about your spouse – especially if it’s an ex-spouse – just whining. Whining is a sign of a lack of character on your part. If you don’t like the way something is, do something about it. Finger-pointing, blame shifting, and whining, while they appear to have merit, are not doing something. There is tremendous energy in positive activity and in providing a solution. That activity, while it may not solve the problem, moves you from being self-centered to solution-centered. "

I've been around a lot of negativity (don't get me wrong, I'm by no means 100% positive all the time...but I've been making a real effort to be better), and particularly appreciated this bit.

Hope you liked it too :)