LisaBe

Please allow me to dive into this opportunity to point out the incessant use of double negatives as positives! Note examples like "Don't forget" instead of "Remember" and "Don't leave" which implores "Stay." Could part of our cultural negativity bias be attributed to our focus on what we don't want as a way of stating our intent? "Don't drop it," really means "Hold on tight," and "Don't lose it" means "Put it in a safe place." Imagine what would change if we use our language intentionally instead of as a way of stating what we fear? Perhaps we will use words to declare and manifest the positive. As a fairly new solver, I do reveal letters and words instead of persevering and remaining determined. The annoying double negative "Never give up" would leave many of my puzzles incomplete, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to learn something new. When we realize this habit, it forces us to shift into declarative sentences. Shift happens!