@Robert Chan Opening with "Trying not to be negative..." is an acknowledgement that you are being negative. Anything approached negatively will produce negative, or undesirable results. There are two ways to find a solutions. The common approach is what they call throw spaghetti at the wall and see what sticks, which in my opinion, is messy and expensive. Then there is the Zen approach of "doing without doing" which is essentially getting clear on the desired result, and then let the inner wisdom find you the solution. You only take Inspired actions.