Garfield,Thinking Positive and Toxic Positivity
(Davis, Jim "Garfield" 10/19/21 ArcaMax https://www.arcamax.com/) First off full disclosure, I actually started this on October 19th of this week but I was running late for school. My plan was to finish it that night but it has just been a crazy week year and I am kind of drowning. That being said, when I read this comic that morning, I LOVED it, because I am all about finding the bright side, but sometimes in the moment, there is no bright side. Garfield, my furry feline friend, when the damn bursts, that's the time to evacuate! There are no ifs, ands or buts about that. You get out and you get out now. As an educator, I am no stranger to toxic positivity. It abounds in educational settings, and it is slowly sucking the life out of every teacher I know. We're supposed to look on the bright side and push through in untenable circumstances. Toxic positivity is an obsession with positive thinking. The belief that we should deny or invalidate any negativity or negative thoughts. Well that is NOT what I, or Think Positive 30 is about. If you lose your job, that sucks. You get…