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And angel hack life and amazing, blog and friends of the show so you're right to it Optimizing. Your life nine ways to become an optimist by angels of mark and angel, Dar come quote optimist person who travel saw nothing from nowhere to happiness, Mark TWAIN, something. or more optimistic by nature, but optimism is not a fix. Attribute, is a choice. We have control. Over every morning, either choose to wake up, grumpy or wake up with positive outlook. Research has shown that in the long run, optimistic people handle stress, better, get sick, less often live longer, and are happier and more successful than their pessimistic counterparts. The good news is We can all develop skills to improve optimism here or not.

ideas to get started number one fine. The opportunity in every difficulty. Optimist is a word which here refers to a person who focuses on the positive, for instance, if an optimist lost her left arm in a car accident, she might say in a hopeful vote, I'm alive, I dont have my left arm anymore, but I do have my right. One and my life still to live optimism does not mean ignoring the problem entirely. It means understanding that setbacks are inevitable, often temporary, and that you have the skills and abilities to combat the challenges. We face we are dealing with may be difficult, but is important to remain hopeful and positive about a brighter future. Optimism will inspire sense of hopefulness and the confidence that is required to take full advantage of the opportunities that do exist. Remember

the most beautiful rainbows Tom. From the sunlight, after a very dark storm, reed full catastrophe, Livy number to surround yourself with positive people. You are only as good as the company you keep if you're around gloomy people, there's a good chance. You won't be smile. I make it your mission to dodge negativity, surround yourselves support, friends were positive, Alex as they say. If you want to soar with the eagles, you have two sub hanging out with the ducks Optimism is a learned habit and it is positively contagious surround yourself with people who could infect fact with positivity in turn pass new good mood onto a friend or stranger in words and deed. Let somebody have that parking space, let that person with only a few Adams cut in front of you at the market, the simple act of doing so

nice, for others is actually a good pick me up all by itself. Number three give love, receive, love and invest in love, love. It's the greatest force in the universe is a treasure that people would give anything for yet it costs nothing to give an receive. Theirs. endless supply and it can be extended to family friends and strangers at any moment and increases positivity and act like a the old against negativity, it forgives heels, encourages and inspires. Give love receive, love and invest in love every day, because, where you invest your love, you invest. Your life number four be realistic and expect ups and downs, a foundation of realism, keep things in perspective and helps prevent things from blown out of proportion. Just because your optimists optimist me you're not going to have bad days, you will that's reality.

Life is, and always rainbows and butterflies, trying to be hunted percent pause, all the time is going to be an in which weighs only rise up and never come crashing down. However, when we reckon lights at the rising and crashing waves are part of the same one ocean we're able to let go and be at peace with the way things are bottom line, prepare for the worst, but hope for the best. The former makes you sensible and a ladder makes you an optimist red awareness, the perils and opportunities of reality. Number five, inspire yourself with a smile pan positive reminders. If you expect the worst, the worst lab and if you let things bother you they will, but if you smile, you'll, feel better Studies have shown that putting a cheerful smile on your face can trigger part of your brain. That actually makes you feel happier and more optimistic about the present and future also feature up

Madame was positive reminders right down short statements that inspire optimism put them in place, we'll see them every day, such as on your bathroom, mirror the inside of your locker and on computer, monitor. Statements like anything is possible lead a life of positivity. The only thing I can control is my attitude towards life. I always have choice even along his journey begins with a simple step. I will look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism shine. Read the happiness project number six work on this, things you can control. Pessimism is impractical basic causes you to spend time dwelling on negative things that have happened yet, while simultaneously preventing you from getting things done now. Pessimism breeds indecision. It's a wasted, I'm an times a limited resource that you can't afford to take for granted every man

it spent worrying guarantees nothing but less time to enjoy what life has to offer. The solution acknowledge the things you can't control and don't become a victim stop thinking about what is happening to you and start thinking about what you can do to make it better No, they you almost always have a choice. Is your job Obama find a new one. Now ready to leave of your for k and vacation time then celebrate those rules. And remember that you chose to stay number seven count our blessings, there's so much good, so much beauty, so much alike in your life. You have so much right now to be thankful, for you just need a pause long enough to appreciate it do so this, while frame a better attitude and take your mom and off of the negatives start to feel good journal by a blank journal and fill it with,

things that make you smile like a photo of your pet or a compliment. Her friend gave you use it to track your accomplishments and celebrate your victories. Stick only positive things in Europe, and open it up whenever you're feeling down number eight, a priest tat. Nothing in life is permanent. Research has shown that optimists and pessimists a tribute. The reasons for success and failure differently. Pessimists, ten, tribute negative events to permanent personal and pervasive factors. Optimists tend to attribute negative events to non personal, non permanent and non pervasive factors. Permanent are factors that will be with you throughout life. Personal are factors that relate to us as individuals and pervasive are factors that affect our ability and other parts.

our life bottom line, nothing is permanent, however good or bad situation is now. It will change. Number nine focus on the present. People often obsess themselves with the past and the future. But life is running right now. You can't learn something or remember something is happening now, if your mind is stuck in another time, it takes about eight seconds of intense, focused a process, a new piece of information. Gin into your long term memory. So don't let your life if, in your mind, slip away instead of dwelling in the past are worried about the future practice. Be living at the present moment. Remember right now, How is the only moment guaranteed to you Right now is life, don't miss it You just listen to the post, titled nine ways to become and

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