Stay Optimistic and Reap the Benefits.
"Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you."
This one rule has been a crucial part of my life. For years I tested the rule and paid dearly for it. Now I surround myself with people who see the good things in life. It is amazing how the people you desire in your life show up when the time is right.
I am not perfect by any means. I still struggle daily with staying positive through all the ups and downs of life but if we make an effort to keep the eyes on the prize it sure makes it easier.
It really is not hard to surround yourself with the types of people you need on your path. The internet has made it easier to find your tribe. I literally spend more time talking to friends and peers around the world on Skype than I do talking to people in person. So I know it can be done.
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"I only attract good things in my life."
So True Great Post , I so believe in good karma and bad karma
The optimist created the aeroplane...
... The pessimist the parachute.
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so true, the way you think is everything.
There are 3 types of baseball players: those who make it happen, those who watch it happen, & those who wonder what happens. -Tommy Lasorda
Great advice! It's amazing what can happen when you change your mindset.
I struggle a great deal with my cynical, more pessimistic side. I am constantly reminding myself of the amount of things I have going for me, and remembering to be grateful and thankful.
It is a battle some days, and lately my 'itty bitty shitty committee' seems to have come on with full force, primarily because I am at a crossroad with my career path and my insecurities feed my demons a four course meal sometimes.
Thanks for the reminder! We all need it every now and again.
I often tell my students that no matter what grades they get or what they have in the future so long as they do good things and remain positive they always be ok and probably better.
Good advice.
You have some lucky students @Solarguy!
So true! I think a lot of people miss the part where positivity is really a practice, not just something "some people are born with." I should know... I used to have a pretty doomsday like attitude! For me, pausing to take moments of gratitude for "what is" is a large part of generally living with a positive attitude.
Thanks for this post!
Even though I thought I was super positive in the end I wasn't. It has to become a practice like you say @Denmarkguy.
"a lot of people miss the part where positivity is really a practice" - Absolutely, it needs to become a habit - which can be a challenge if, like me, you've grown up in a v-negative environment and have been conditioned by it.
Interesting your point about accepting 'what is'; most people resist what is, but accepting it (which comes from recognising that it's just your thinking that's the issue), opens the door to serendipity and 'good luck' - that's been my experience, at any rate.
Nice KOI's and message! As Ichthyologist I have to ask you, where they farm KOI in Panama? I didn't know that.
Yup, our friend from the Netherlands has a farm here. He is the only licensed Koi dealer in Latin America.
I have found that things happend in life. It is a persons choice you can be positive or negative. Being negative does not change the circumstances. So why chose to be negative.
once again great article. when your getting older you seems to be negative because of the things you experience. its nice to come back to being positive again and do not give a f on negative people.