Posted by Yesterday’s post kind of ended abruptly. Apologies if it left you hanging. We were off to see some close friends for the day so I had to rush the post, resulting in us getting a bit late. Do you see the commitment I’m putting into this, people? Be appreciative…
Figured I’d use today’s post to tie up a few loose ends and add a bit of a conclusion. So yeah, it’s within your right to choose whether your glass is half empty, or half full. But how does each actually make you feel? If you go with a glass half empty approach, do you feel like you’re living your best life? Do you feel you’re being the best you, you can be? And what if you saw things with a glass half full? What sort of person does that make you around others? Someone pleasant to be around, maybe? As opposed to someone that brings others down?
I’m not saying I’m the perfect glass half full guy. I would love to be more that guy. However, if I don’t put effort into it, I know I can be a bit of a drag. Just ask Mrs OddFather! Being negative can be contagious too. You may find people in your company become more negative too as time goes on – winding each other up. Is that the impression you want to leave behind? And by that I don’t mean impression on others – you shouldn’t have to force yourself to be a happy person for others – but what about how you see yourself? Whenever I’m a grouch, I look back at myself later and don’t feel very good.
What are the benefits of positive thinking?
- The obvious one is you’ve got less of a chance of falling into depression.
- Stress shortens lives. Therefore, positivity can increase your life expectancy.
- Apparently there’s studies showing you become more immune to illness… A must if you have a little one that’s crawling with nursery germs.
- You become better at solving problems, resulting in better stress management.
- Your partner sees you as a far more sexy person. Just ask Mrs OddFather…
What can you do to be more positive?
Look, I’m not really qualified to be preaching this shit to anyone. I have issues that need to be resolved. But if there’s one thing I can recommend you do to help yourself… laugh more. You can sit there, read this, and pick holes in my thought process – it’s a very holy thought process after all. Or, you can relax, laugh and think “Wow, the OddFather is a funny guy, I should invite him over for dinner”. For the record, I like steak.
I know people, some very close to me, that would take a nothing situation and turn it to mean something it doesn’t. Thinking the whole world is against them. I’ve seen how that can change a person, and not for the better. While they’re sitting there giving a lot of toxic energy to others – those “others” are carrying on with their lives without a second thought. I say people that are close to me, how close? Well, one can sometimes be staring right back at me in the mirror.
Erm… I meant me.
Just do me a favour, take the time to laugh today. You’ll see that’s equally as contagious.