AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE POSITIVE [A How To]

Well, my friends, sometimes life throws us a bucket of lemons, maybe even a whole truckload of lemons. Not only do they look nothing like a Martha Stewart magazine cover, nor do you feel like making lemonade. When lemons are rotten – there’s no euphemism to make up for it. Rotten lemons are just plain rotten.

Sometimes, there’s so very little you can do. You have to surround yourself with friends, your favorite movies, and, maybe, get a little help from (yes!) jewelry.
So…I did some research to figure out which gemstones help you recharge the positive side of your batteries, and was delighted to learn that they include some of my favorite stones. The first, is fluorite.

Fluorite is a complex mineral known for its gorgeous array of colors. Fluorites specific hue helps focus on your specific center of healing. Green is for healing your heart and mind. Purple fluorite can help you out of a mental rut.

And blue, my favorite, fosters inner peace.

Fluorite’s a physical healer, too, particularly bones and teeth. It’s said to help balance chakras, primarily the Third Eye chakra, helping to create clarity and the ability to see alternate realities.

I was delighted to see that another natural elixir is turquoise. I love turquoise. Its color depends on the region on which it’s discovered; the more copper, the bluer the stone, the more iron, the greener it is.

There is a reason Native Americans regard turquoise as a sacred stone. It is said to absorb negativity and actually transform it into something positive.

As if that wasn’t enough, turquoise fosters empathy, and enhances friendship, love, communication and loyalty.

Why am I not wearing turquoise every minute of every single day???

This three-strand necklace has enough turquoise in it, even for the toughest of jobs.

Here I am wearing my favorite turquoise teardrops, looking, I should say, pretty gosh darn peaceful (and positive).

When in doubt, sing along with Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin by clicking here.

AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE POSITIVE (Mister In-Between)

(Johnny Mercer / Harold Arlen)

You've got to accentuate the positive

Eliminate the negative

Latch on to the affirmative

Don't mess with Mister In-Between

You've got to spread joy up to the maximum

Bring gloom down to the minimum

Have faith or pandemonium

Liable to walk upon the scene

(To illustrate his last remark

Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark

What did they do

Just when everything looked so dark)

Man, they said we better

Accentuate the positive

Eliminate the negative

Latch on to the affirmative

Don't mess with Mister In-Between

No, do not mess with Mister In-Between

Do you hear me, hmm?

(Oh, listen to me children and-a you will hear

About the elininatin' of the negative
And the accent on the positive)

And gather 'round me children if you're willin'

And sit tight while I start reviewin'

The attitude of doin' right

(You've gotta accentuate the positive

Eliminate the negative

Latch on to the affirmative

Don't mess with Mister In-Between)

You've got to spread joy (up to the maximum)
Bring gloom (down) down to the minimum
Otherwise (otherwise) pandemonium

Liable to walk upon the scene

To illustrate (well illustrate) my last remark (you got the floor)
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark

What did they say (what did they say)
Say when everything looked so dark

Man, they said we better

Accentuate the positive

Eliminate the negative

Latch on to the affirmative

Don't mess with Mister In-Between

No! Don't mess with Mister In-Between