optimism

Few things can affect your overall quality of life as powerfully as your attitude can. Your attitude affects your career, your relationships, your hobbies, and even your financial status. Most people discover that when they improve their attitude, everything else in their lives seems to improve also.

A daily practice of gratitude is one simple way to give yourself a painless attitude adjustment because it reduces your temptation to focus on more “negative” mind-sets. When you feel grateful it is nearly impossible to feel frustrated, sad, empty, or disconnected. A negative focus and a gratitude focus cannot … read more

A daily practice of appreciation can help keep you feeling happy more often, simply because appreciation smooths the rough edges in your life and keeps you focused on the good stuff, rather than obsessing about things that might detract from your sense of happiness.

Below you’ll find three simple ways to use appreciation to be happier every day:

No matter what happens in your life, you have the power to choose your mindset – did you know that? Today I was reminded yet again that when something seemingly “bad” happens, our perception of it doesn’t necessarily have to BE bad.

We can choose to see it as a blessing in disguise, and the true gift hasn’t yet appeared. We can choose to see it as a powerful learning experience and be grateful for the lesson. We can choose to see it as a giant cosmic joke and enjoy a good laugh about it.