

If you’re feeling deflated there’s no need to worry. In the face of a flat tire on the way to work or an unexpected home repair needed, the glass can always seem half empty. Each day there are things we face in life that may not always go as planned. That choice - that choice of attitude - is ours.For many people all over the world, optimistic thinking can be a difficult pill to swallow sometimes. or we can take the position of hope, which is stubborn enogh to believe that the best is yet to be. if we wish, we can opt for pessimistic view of this world. We have the freedom to choose between evil and good, between suicide and life, between hate and love. There is an art to putting the past behind us and accepting the world as it is rather than trying to improve it all at once. We waste much of our lives kicking at frustations, regretting the way things have turned out, beating our heads against wall unnecessarily, when the wise thing is to be learn the art of acceptance. "Show me a thoroughly satisfied man-and I will show you a failure" Thomas Edison once wrote. This ability to admire and enjoy others is a poweful force that helps account for their optimism. They resopnd to children with enthusisam, they are profoundly connected to their families, they respond to people in trouble, they touch a lot and make a love lot. Strongly optimistic people love many things passionately - sports, nature, music. So the person who wants to become more optimistic do simple acts such as improve our moods by taking a brisk walk, impove our health by acting the heathy people act and we can become more optimistic by being cheerful. What we do know is that this world, for all its faults, is a big world filled with good things to be enjoyed and cherished.įormer US Congressman Ed Foreman says that start your day with some good inspirational reading or listening to a motivational tape with ideas you'd like to keep with you all day. Nor is it saying that our worst days are behind us. So optimism is not saying that everything is getting better and better every day in every way.

So if want to remain optimistic, look for ways to renew yourself, to open yourself for refreshment and revitalization. Optimists are people of action because they believe they have a great deal of control over their future. On the contrary, accepting and expressing them are sometimes the first step out of depression. So the road to optimism is not denial of such emotions. Tears are often a gift from God and sadness is a healthy emotion. Is it possible to be positive? Of course it is. They rely on synonymous such as 'mistake', 'mess', 'setback', 'false start', 'error'. Tough-minded optimists are aware that they live in an imperfect world in which love ends, innocent people are cheated and sick people die. But the strategy they used to keep themselves motivated is remarkable. For some, these skills are natural and for others have had to turn themslves from pessimists through a deliberate plan of action. But along the way they discovered techniques for defeating depression and keeping enthusiasm high. Far from it, many grew up in very negative environments, and most suffered some crushing setbacks at one time or another. These optimists were not necessarily born with cheerful dispositions, nor did they lead charmed lives. From thousands of biogrphies and analysis of lives of many successful persons it discovered that cluster of characteristics the most optimists have in common. Recent studies show that optimists excel in school, have better health, make more money, establish long and happy marriages, stay connected to their children, and perhaps even live longer.

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These tough-minded optimists may be of average intelligence and looks, but they know how to keep themselves motivated and they approach their problems with a can-do philosophy. Have you ever wondered why some people are challenged by their problems and others overwhelmed by them? "The great discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind" - WILLIAM JAMES Due to my strong belief in optimism, I got inspired by this subject and thought why not jotted down some education, motivation and inspiration through my first blog. I always found "Optimism' word very poweful, inspiring which can change your attitude towards life.
