I worked with a lady many years ago who’s kids soccer teams were playing in a big soccer tournament. It was a major regional soccer festival and drew all the top teams in Southern Arizona, The Fort Lowell Shoot Out. It is an annual event that runs 3 days complete with parades, picnic and trophies. 2020 marked its 30 year.
She was so excited leading up to the event. The following Monday morningwhen she came into work I excitedly asked her how the weekend went. Her reply left me wide eyed. “Oh, it was so disappointing. They came in second. I felt so bad for them because they worked so hard”. No “we had a great time”, “the kids did great”, not a positive thing to say about the entire event. I felt bad for the kids having to deal with that reaction from the parent.
Debbie Downer:
Etymology: From the Saturday Night Live character Debbie Downer, played by Rachel Dratch
Function: Noun
1. a: a person who says something terribly depressing (a downer), typically only tangentially related to the present circumstance or topic of conversation, and thereby destroys the positive atmosphere. b: a statement that is charactaristic of Debbie Downer
The pessimist sees the glass half empty, the optimist see the glass half full. The Psalmists cup overflows! Psalm 23:5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Jude 1:12-13 NLT
12When these people eat with you in your fellowship meals commemorating the Lord’s love, they are like dangerous reefs that can shipwreck you. They are like shameless shepherds who care only for themselves. They are like clouds blowing over the land without giving any rain. They are like trees in autumn that are doubly dead, for they bear no fruit and have been pulled up by the roots. 13They are like wild waves of the sea, churning up the foam of their shameful deeds. They are like wandering stars, doomed forever to blackest darkness.
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