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Trucker's Connection - October 2019

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Glass Half Full or Glass Half Empty<br />

ave you ever heard the phrase “Misery<br />

Hloves company?” Boy, is that ever true!<br />

It’s crazy how negativity can escalate in a<br />

group if you let it, how easy it is to get swept<br />

up in the less-than-stellar aspects of a situation<br />

rather than realize that you’re choosing to<br />

drown in the bad rather than focusing on the<br />

good. Because rarely –if ever—is any situation<br />

100% bad. But what you choose to focus<br />

on makes all the difference.<br />

If you’re on Facebook, you might be familiar<br />

with groups that you can join to interact<br />

with like-minded folks out there in social media<br />

world. For instance, I’m in various groups<br />

for my love of reading and traveling, pets or<br />

sports. And when you’re in those, you can<br />

post and see others’ posts on the subject,<br />

comment accordingly, get tips and tricks, learn<br />

things you might now know, etc.<br />

There are multiple groups for Trucking: like<br />

“Everything Trucking” or “Trucking: Rates &<br />

Lanes.” There’s even a “Trucking and Single”<br />

group, if that’s you.<br />

But beware, many of these groups can go<br />

downhill in a hurry if you choose to let them.<br />

Some folks out there are only happy if they’re<br />

unhappy. And when they’re unhappy, they<br />

want others to be unhappy. And that snowball<br />

is one bound to crash badly.<br />

I’m in a group for a community where I own

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