wow. thank you for that. its always good to be brought back down to earth once in a while and get a real sense of perspective. 

I would go the distance by recommending a generous dose of Anthony De Mello: http://awareness.tk/   Need I say that attitute determines ones altitude, but without awareness it's difficult to put the former into perspective.   

thanks Maurice, i just think if we focus on all the negtives we won't get anywhere in life... the posts needed some poisitive energy

maybe i'be just watched "the secret" too often!

It's one thing to idealise that notion it's quite another to fully embrace it.  "Thinking" is a good place to but practicing it daily is even better.  "The Secret" is great but you need to remind yourself daily of what matters for you in order to have a change of benefiting from its virtues.  Meditation morning and night is a good place to start to help centre oneself and find a quiet state of mind where we can allow our vision of how we wish to shape our future to filter into our subconscious.   This positive stance will mean that negativity will in time no longer be able to anchor itself in our minds - at least for those who think they need it.    

Thanks Maurice for the link- I really enjoyed listening. At times funny but also deep - gets you thinking. 

Oh this is heavy... Thanks Lyndsey

I'd like to humbly submit another one from this great guy in case you didn't see it yet:

http://youtu.be/c3Ffkvb7S3c

Thank you both - that helps to refocus...