Feeling Down? Ted Baxter’s Got The Answer! A Legendary Newsman Offers A New Outlook On Life!

I don’t normally do a “Throwback Thursday”, but Ted Baxter’s advice on how to approach life never gets old…

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Feeling Down? Ted Baxter’s Got The Answer!

My friend Beetley Pete shared a great anecdote today, which you can see at his website – he was talking about how to see things in a more positive light, which is a goal of his – here is the story:

https://beetleypete.wordpress.com/2017/03/05/continuing-positivity/#respond

After I read his blog, I shared a clip with him, and then decided to go ahead and share it with everyone – there are days (perhaps longer!) where life is frustrating and can wear you down – but as Don Henley said in his song “Long Way Home”:

“There’s three sides to every story babe
There’s yours and there’s mine and the cold, hard truth…”

So I realized that your point of view is everything…how you choose to see life is how you will live it…and Ted Baxter sums it up perfectly!

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I shared this clip with Pete…a moment from…

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  1. I remember this one. Thanks for the link, John. Shame I didn’t manage to stay at all positive in 2018! 🙂
    Best wishes, Pete.

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