Positive versus negative – Is it a balancing act?

Posted Nov 9th, 2009

Is it an act or just nature?  Most of us go through life just reacting to events and the environment.  So first, is a balancing act even necessary?  Why not be YOU?

This begs the real question, are you a positive or negative person?  Typically, we don’t challenge ourselves enough to even ask this question.  Let’s suppose that by reading this article, you DO ask the question.  What are the criteria for either positive or negative.

If you’re positive, does this mean that you’re the type of person that always sees the glass as being half full as opposed to half empty?  When you hear of situations that concern you, do you look for the positive that can come from it?  When life hands you a lemon, do you look for the rest of the ingredients to make lemonade?

Or is it that you just see things from the positive side of the street.  Things will change, nothing stays the same and best of all, you realize that past failures don’t have to dictate the future or hold it hostage. Is it your mind set to be positive? (more…)