When you focus on the negatives, you snuff out other peoples candles. What's worse, you smother your own candle...giving it no chance to burn brightly. And, while you are under the power of negative thinking, even when you believe you are going the extra mile and burning your candles at both ends you will never have the chance to shine brightly.

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Many, if not most, if not all, people have this tendency to skip over the positives and dwell on the negatives. This is part of the human condition.

For some, if not many, people 'the negatives' become the cornerstones of their character. These people are harsh on themselves and more-harsh on other people. These people concentrate on and agonize over everything from petty mistakes to style differences to weather to...etc.

Embedded in each of us there is a spark. We use our sparks to keep our motivation candles lit. We use our sparks to keep our attitudes bright. We use our sparks to generate value for ourselves and for other people.

Unfortunately, some people out there are oblivious to these sparks. Unfortunately, some people carelessly snuff out their own candles and use up their sparks trying to relight their candles, which become increasingly immune to flame. Then, under increased negativity, their candles burn ever and ever dimmer and they are compelled to go after other people's candles. 

Our energy is limited and our sparks are precious. 

Negativity is wasted energy and spark-endangering.