Pagan Centered Podcast – Episode 128 – Importance of Negativity

2009
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04:26 How are we defining Negativity for this episode?
04:59 Ashlee’s inspiration for this episode.
05:49 Majority of Humans are driven to avoid pain and find pleasure
06:16 Society feels the need to stiffle negativity
06:42 Why can’t we let people be pissed off?
07:09 People are uncomfortable about being around someone that is unhappy.
08:33 Find the source of anger
08:52 There’s a time and place to be pissed off. Find a balance.
09:18 John from Denver joins the show
10:11 Dealing with negativity in the workplace
11:01 Promoting “Being nice to everyone” except in retail
11:37 So if you’re going through a bout of negative feelings, what should you do?
12:45 Black emotions make us want to strike out at people.
13:05 Depression and Negativity
14:14 Talk to others about your depression/long-term negativity
15:34 Feeling bad seems to be like breaking a cultural law
16:59 Emo individuals and dealing with their negativity
20:10 Negativity can be useful
20:52 Emos crying for attention
21:01 People not wanting others to think of them as emo
21:32 Now Native Americans handled negative emotions
23:01 Is self-righteousness is a negative emotion?
23:48 Being better than someone else
24:15 If the person feeling negative isn’t willing to help themselves, why should we bother to help them?
25:30 Motivation
27:47 Negativity is a part of life
28:33 The next generation needs exposure to negativity
29:27 Winning vs. Not Losing
31:07 Should we get rid of the phrase “boys don’t cry”
32:28 Rites of Passage and Negativity
33:44 Persuing money rather than family and how that contributes to negativity
35:10 Turning the other cheek
37:19 Don’t be petty, but have balance and defend yourself.
38:02 Negativity as a method of figuring out who to stay away from
41:16 Giving fair warning when you’re in a bad mood
42:34 “You realize you’re being a dick right now”
42:54 Don’t let people make you feel bad, but you may be oblivious to how much of an ass you portray yourself as.
43:28 What is said and how it is said.
43:58 Trolling is a method of controlling others.
45:04 Otherkin Negativity
46:10 Negativity isn’t always what you think it is.
47:17 It’s a childlike reaction to think one is the cause of others’ negativity and everyone is out to get them.
48:11 When is there excessive negativity?
49:43 Are you stifling up negativity with no possibility of it really meaning anything once vented?
50:13 Break the cycle!
50:42 Where to draw the line
51:56 Foresight and responsibility
53:10 Control the negativity.
54:04 Focus the rage on the correct individual(s)
56:08 Ignorance and negativity
59:37 Using positivity to provide negativity
1:00:18 Do we use negativity in ritual?
1:03:28 Spend your negativity wisely
1:04:12 The benefits of patience