On this episode we talk about trying to focus more on finding positives in situations, and over the course of 30 minutes, we continually find negative things. So we obviously need more practice being positive, and we hope you will practice it in your own life as well.

Specific topic discussed in this episode:

• (0:30) Our cat, Gunter, finally learned to love us.
• (1:10) Big storm causes a snow day and the kids destroyed our house.
• (2:45) Didn’t have to go sledding. Phew.
• (3:35) Big snow storm in 1993 gave us a snow day, but we had to make up the school day on a Saturday.
• (5:40) Rochelle has 2 super weird dreams.
• (6:15) Malcolm gets a “CEO” award.
• (7:45) Ivy had middle school orientation, and Rochelle almost cried.
• (9:30) We talk about not dwelling on the negative, or over-thinking things.
• (10:30) Does negativity bring on more negativity?
• (11:30) we talk about some effects of rumination,(repetitive negative thoughts).
• (14:15) How rumination can hurt a marriage.
• (15:20) Its better to look for the positives of situations, but it’s easier to find the negatives.
• (16:45) Positivity: The miracle hangover cure.
• (18:30) Scott hits his goal of making Rochelle laugh daily. He always avoids confrontations and tries to always be positive.
• (19:30) Rochelle has a tendency to get feisty, while Scott is reserved, but we even each other out.
• (22:00) We are still dwelling on a negative situation after 11 years (justifiably), so we still need practice.
• (26:15) Too much time in your own mind makes you crazy.
• (28:00) Rochelle struggles with the state of the United States that makes it hard to stay positive, and wishes Scott was Canadian.