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So many go thru life and see the glass as half empty vs half full.
Do you make lemonade out of the lemons throw your way?
I see some really negative usernames around here and those words sink in so much.
Why reinforce the negative and work on reinforcing the positive.
Stop hating, if you strongly don't like something, say I have a strong dislike etc.
And if something or someone upsets you, don't react, sleep on it and so often the morning brings a "forget it" thinking. Does for me. Often better to let it go.
More psychology to chew on.
Last edited by jaminhealth; 11-05-2017 at 01:36 PM..
I am definitely a half full kind of person. However, I know how difficult it is to have this point-of-view. It has to do with being able to separate problem from a cause/effect situation. If there is no solution, which can also include solutions that are not practical or effective, then it is not a problem. It is simply cause and effect. I don't know too many half-empty people, but those I do, often live life in this fashion. Their lives are often filled with problems that they have no working solution for. There is not much we can do for them other than be good listeners or wait for them to ask for help by being very specific about what they need.
I guess one can say too: Is our Life Half Empty, or Half FULL? So many just don't stop to see/think how much we have and look at only what we don't have. I live with a body full of arthritic pain, but have far more Positives than Negatives in my Life.
It depends. If I'm filling up a glass, when I reach the halfway mark the glass is half full. As I drink it down, when I reach the halfway mark, the glass is half empty. It really depends on the starting point.
I'm going through some stuff personally right now that has me a bit down. Finances were doing well and have taken a step back, some other things on the horizon before the first of the year. It's made me reevaluate my behavior and what I do a bit. It's not the end of the world but it will inconvenience me a bit.
Still, the stuff I've gone through is relatively minor compared to a lot of folks, and most of it is self-induced these days. I've been blessed/fortunate with good health, good family, intelligence, and have not the truly serious life mistakes that have sunk a lot of folks I know.
I'm going through some stuff personally right now that has me a bit down. Finances were doing well and have taken a step back, some other things on the horizon before the first of the year. It's made me reevaluate my behavior and what I do a bit. It's not the end of the world but it will inconvenience me a bit.
Still, the stuff I've gone through is relatively minor compared to a lot of folks, and most of it is self-induced these days. I've been blessed/fortunate with good health, good family, intelligence, and have not the truly serious life mistakes that have sunk a lot of folks I know.
That's life -- ups and downs, but if one can come up with MORE ups, then they are doing good and the glass of life is half full.
So many go thru life and see the glass as half empty vs half full.
Do you make lemonade out of the lemons throw your way?
I see some really negative usernames around here and those words sink in so much.
Why reinforce the negative and work on reinforcing the positive.
Stop hating, if you strongly don't like something, say I have a strong dislike etc.
And if something or someone upsets you, don't react, sleep on it and so often the morning brings a "forget it" thinking. Does for me. Often better to let it go.
More psychology to chew on.
I go back and forth depending on moods.
I try to consistently be half full for friends but sometimes, for me, I can be half empty.
Now, when I lived right on the beach in the area it says you live in? I was always half full. Seeing the ocean daily helps the Spirit a lot.
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