As I was doing my steps exercise this morning I was watching a Romantic Comedy which was excrutiatingly cheesy! I won’t reveal the name of the film as I would not be able to look my friends in the face down the pub on Friday again. I must admit it is not the sort of film I usually watch – I’m a man’s man – for goodness sake!
However! Well there had to be a however – didn’t there.
There was a moment in the film that got me thinking about relationships and given that it is Valentine’s Day as I write I will pass my thought on.
In the film the couple’s relationship was rather strained but there was a photograph album that they both sat and looked through and one thing led to another – happy ending – credits – and all is well with the world
The thing about photos – and in particular snaps taken of family and friends is that the vast majority of the clicking takes place at happy moments and memorable special events.
Whereas when you are in a soured relationship or just one where the romance is all but missing – the negative comes out in all exchanges. Every conversation negative and every action criticised.
This type of sad relationship is just a trap and an unhappy existence which tends to have a spiral on down effect.
What is needed is a positive effort to stop that slow downward drift. Why not on this day of all days not attempt to break the cycle?
If your relationship is not all it should be this Valentine’s Day I challenge you to sit down tonight with your partner with a tipple and some comfort food (yes I know it is not like me to suggest that) and look through some of your photos from happier days. The shared memories, the shared experiences, the shared romance will be staring you in the face as you work through the pictures. Any conversation is bound to be positive in nature.
It is really hard to imagine having a negative experience given those conditions
Worth a try?
Well it bloody well worked in the movie.
About Keith Watson
Hi - I am Keith Watson.
This blog is dedicated to Banger - a teacher from my teenage years who - at least once a week - insisted upon cracking the hilarious - and I have to say - never heard before line "What's on Watson?".
I would smile demurely - the rest of the class would fall about with sides aching - and life would go on for another week.
'Wats-on My Mind' I have decided will assist me personally as well as be of interest to others (I hope) who share my challenges. It will help keep me organised and document my activities so that I know what I did yesterday.
You think I am joking!!
I have been in the website development game since 1993 and have been involved with over 2000 website builds (with the help of my fantastic team of freelance programmers)
It was only in the last two years though that I have moved over to making money for myself on line and in particular linking up with an amazing talent called Adam Eason to produce and distribute self help and hypnotherapy products.
As a result of looking to promote these products I have downloaded hundreds of internet marketing articles and e-books, studied countless reports, tested list building tactics, butterflied, boot-camped, buzzed, adsensed, affiliated, met a jerk, jv'ed, plr given-awayed, and generally suffered from information overload.
My computer - presumably in a fit of pique or simply demanding a holiday has given up the ghost on at least two occassions - causing me even more stress.
Oh this simple business of making money online.
BUT the great news is that it is all working and our list has grown - I have found some gurus I have complete faith in - and Adam and I are actually making money from our endeavours.
Some way to go but I am more relaxed and can spot a phoney over hyped, sexed up, must have latest product which you must either buy or if not, simply fade into oblivion. There’s not room on this Internet for the two of us.
This ramble of an introduction is really to set the scene for I am sure an interesting journey which I invite you to join. In fact I want you to help me find the right tools, scripts, plugins etc. etc, that will catapult me into the stratosphere of success. I hope you will be there with me.
I don't just consider success in a monetary sense. I so want to help some friends of mine who are involved in Christian missionary work in some pretty harrowing parts of this world. If I can bring any help to their missions that will give me more satisfaction than anything else.
I really, really do love this web stuff and the people you meet. I am convinced that this powerful technology can be harnessed to do some good.
