As we close
gap between physical, mental and emotional health, realizing that they all influence one another, it’s becoming more evident that attitude makes a difference. It isn’t so much what’s happening, as how we feel about what’s happening. I’m reminded of a visit to my obstetrician some years ago, when pregnant with my second child and delighted. He told me how nice it was to have someone so happy in his office. “49% of my patients are pregnant and don’t want to be, and 49% aren’t pregnant and want to be.” So, same news delivered, you should pardon expression, brought different feelings.
You're probably aware that being optimistic and resilient can help you with any task or challenge, but have you considered gratitude? An attitude of gratitude?
When you're able to focus on positive things going on and to be grateful for them, it lessens stress and tension and helps you do your work and be more pleasant and loving. It accomplishes one very important thing: it keeps you from dwelling on things that are going wrong.
Have often have you focused on one thing that went back during a day and ignored all many things that went well?
Here are some ways you could put this into action in your life.
·At work, suggest at meetings, or around watering hole that each person mention something that’s gone well that day.
·Start a journal yourself of things you’re grateful for each day.
·Suggest to your partner that when you get home at night, you’ll each mention good things that happened that day, before bad, along with bad, or in place of bad.
·Start training your children to talk about good things that have happened. When your child laments, “I didn’t do well on spelling test today,” ask them to name something they did do well at. ·Have a regular time for family to express gratitude.
