tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693313203396403669.post4477743270312355666..comments2023-06-08T08:25:55.335-06:00Comments on Tony Derricott: T-155 : Serendipitous CircumstancesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10566840662208434475noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693313203396403669.post-54316356459243480232012-09-24T23:12:21.436-06:002012-09-24T23:12:21.436-06:00This has always been one of my favorite books &...This has always been one of my favorite books & movies (Hayley Mills aside). I don't think the Pollyanna Principle ignores evil/bad/non-reality situations, but chooses to push yourself and others forward to being better.<br> "What men and women need is encouragement. Their natural resisting powers should be strengthened, not weakened.... Instead of always harping on a man's faults, tell him of his virtues. Try to pull him out of his rut of bad habits. Hold up to him his better self, his REAL self that can dare and do and win out!..." - Eleanor H. Porter <br>It's always reminded me a bit of the verse: "Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." - Philippians 4:8Sam Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12890227518775576947noreply@blogger.com