When our attitude sucks, so does our life. Not in
reality, but that's how we perceive it. And when our
attitude is lousy, it's nearly impossible (I said
"nearly") to be as productive, proactive, and
clear-thinking as we need to be.
Right now, your attitude may not be in a very
productive and insightful place. This can be caused
by work stress, financial concerns, summer heat,
kids being around ALL the time, relationship
frustrations, etc. When your attitude goes south, your
perception of your life, your relationship, your
work is that it has gone south, as well.
Here's the thing about negativity: we simply
fall into it. We don't work to get there, we don't
practice being that way, we don't make an effort to
find it. We fall into a negative attitude and stay
there because it is the easiest thing to do. To change
it would take work, and since we're in such a negative
place, we just don't see the point of making such an
effort.
Attitude
Reversal
It takes three components to turn your dreams
into reality. The first one, the one that must
happen for the other two to start taking place, is
attitude. If you don't turn your attitude around to a
proactive, positive one, then you won't turn your life
around, either.
I would love to tell you where to find the button
you push, which pill you could take, or the magic
word you should say to turn a negative approach into a
positive one. It doesn't work that way. And it does
take work. You fell into that pit of negativity, but
you'll find it a struggle to pull yourself out.
You must choose, constantly, a better approach. You
must stop that easy slide into the pit and claw your
way up into that brighter attitude.
And when you do, and you when keep choosing to,
you'll find that it is a much
better place to be.
It's a matter of choice, of constant choosing.
But then again, what that means is that right now, in
this new here and now you can literally change your
life in the blink of an eye. Yes, you can. Try it.
Right now, this very moment, take a slow, deep,
filling breath and release it just as slowly. Then
smile, even chuckle at bit at yourself for being such
a negative, well, you know what! Now acknowledge that
you have the power to create a better world for
yourself and that you are choosing to start
now, you are doing so
now, and what a wonderful life it is
becoming as you breathe and take in your new, more
positive reality.
By the way, the quickest way to reverse the signs
of aging? A happier outlook and a smile can take years
off -- and its a lot cheaper and safer than
surgery!
