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Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power.

Shelli McCoy
Today's fortune submitted by:
Shelli McCoy

Waco, TX, USA

Shelli McCoy, Chief Retail Officer at First Central Credit Union, is a dedicated leader known for her commitment to financial education and community development. Throughout her career, she has spearheaded initiatives to bring financial literacy to underserved areas, earning the Joe Biden Award for Development Educator of the Year in 2018. Passionate about the credit union movement, Shelli invests in future leaders, emphasizing the importance of service, social justice, and equality.

Sounds Like Home.

None of us gets to pick where we’re born. For me, that place was Whitinsville, a little New England village where diversity just wasn’t a thing. Everyone pretty much looked like me, sounded like me and we all celebrated the same holidays. Growing up, I didn’t really notice because it was just life as we knew it. 


When I first went to college, it was like stepping into a new world. People weren’t talking about clam chowdah, lobstah, or fluffah nuttahs like I did. Instead, they’d ask if I wanted to drink a pop or have a hoagie. I eventually figured out that they were talking about grindahs and sodas. Other folks called them heroes, while others were always "fixin’ to" do this or that, or would say "I reckon" like it was going out of style. For the record, I never saw them fix or wreck anything. Some talked about "making groceries" and “bubbling the pot,” as if it's something everyone says. My friend from Texas couldn’t go a day without a hearty "y’all" or saying "might could" and other my buddy would go on about "y'inz" and telling me, "Dahntahn’s got the best eats."


We all sound like the places we’re from. It’s true. We’re shaped by unique cultures, foods, accents, and sayings that stretch from sea to shining sea. While we don’t get to choose where we start, most of us eventually have the chance to leave the nest, whether it’s two doors down, two towns over, or two states away. As we settle into new places, we pick up new phrases, try new foods, and live at a different rhythm, blending in until we sound a little more like our new home.


My sister, a true New Englandah, married a good ol’ boy from the blue hills of Kentucky. She’s picked up some of his lingo, but that Boston accent isn’t going anywhere. So now she comes out with gems like “I’m fixin’ to pahk the cah, y’all,” or “Bless your haht, but that chowdah needs crackahs with buttah.” It’s like listening to two worlds collide every time she talks, Boston grit with a Southern twist.


At the end of the day, home isn’t just a place. It’s also the state of mind you choose to live in and the attitude you adopt. Both positivity and negativity are powerful places to dwell, each shaping your outlook in its own way. If you choose to live in the positive, you’ll find it shapes you, until just about everything you say sounds more and more bright and optimistic. On the other hand, if you choose to settle in a skeptical, pessimistic neighborhood, the effects could be hard to move away from just as today’s fortune warns, "Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power."

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Shelli McCoy

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Waco, TX, USA

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