College has helped me realize that positivity is key in life. Through a positive attitude, even the worst day can be made into a great one. Life is all how YOU look at it, people! And that's the truth!
For example; every single time I take a math 1050 test, I feel SO bummed out because "I jsut know I failed that test.", and it literally ruins my whole day. Now... most of the time I'm right (not kidding), but yesterday I tried something different. I went into my math test with a positive attitude. I had
Studied for about six hours (literally) the night before, and even though there were some things that I was worried about remembering, I knew that I had tried my hardest, and that was just going to have to be good enough. Unlike any of my other math tests, I answered every single question, and I'm pretty sute that I answered them right! I truly believe that my positive attitude had all the difference in my performance on that test. The rest of that day just kept on getting better and better.
I remember once in high school, this kid bore his testimony at a seminary Christmas lunchside, and it seemed like the "theme" (If a testimony can have a theme) of his testimony was "There's always someone else who is worse off than you are." If you think about it... this is true! I mean... sure... that friend that stole your ex-boyfriend from 6th grade is a HUGE jerk, but there are KIDS STARVING IN AFRICA! I'm sure you'd take the boyfriend stealing friend over going to bed starving. Oh, and p.s. a lot of them don't have beds to go to either... I bet you do.
and something that goes right along with this theory...
One of the best things you can do to get yourself out of a slump is to SERVE SOMEONE ELSE! Come on! I know you've heard it a thousand times, but have you tried it? Do you believe it? I can honestly tell you that it's true! I don't do it near as often as I should... but it does work! Especially with Thanksgiving coming up in T minus 6 days, it's the perfect time to test out this experiment! I dare you to serve someone else! Whether it be something big like donating money, canned goods, or time to a local shelter, or just doing the dishes for your mother after the Thanksgiving meal!
Hopefully someone, somewhere takes something out of this... and hopefully everyone has the best day ever tomorrow, because your day really is only as good as you think it is.
For example; every single time I take a math 1050 test, I feel SO bummed out because "I jsut know I failed that test.", and it literally ruins my whole day. Now... most of the time I'm right (not kidding), but yesterday I tried something different. I went into my math test with a positive attitude. I had
Studied for about six hours (literally) the night before, and even though there were some things that I was worried about remembering, I knew that I had tried my hardest, and that was just going to have to be good enough. Unlike any of my other math tests, I answered every single question, and I'm pretty sute that I answered them right! I truly believe that my positive attitude had all the difference in my performance on that test. The rest of that day just kept on getting better and better.
I remember once in high school, this kid bore his testimony at a seminary Christmas lunchside, and it seemed like the "theme" (If a testimony can have a theme) of his testimony was "There's always someone else who is worse off than you are." If you think about it... this is true! I mean... sure... that friend that stole your ex-boyfriend from 6th grade is a HUGE jerk, but there are KIDS STARVING IN AFRICA! I'm sure you'd take the boyfriend stealing friend over going to bed starving. Oh, and p.s. a lot of them don't have beds to go to either... I bet you do.
and something that goes right along with this theory...
One of the best things you can do to get yourself out of a slump is to SERVE SOMEONE ELSE! Come on! I know you've heard it a thousand times, but have you tried it? Do you believe it? I can honestly tell you that it's true! I don't do it near as often as I should... but it does work! Especially with Thanksgiving coming up in T minus 6 days, it's the perfect time to test out this experiment! I dare you to serve someone else! Whether it be something big like donating money, canned goods, or time to a local shelter, or just doing the dishes for your mother after the Thanksgiving meal!
Hopefully someone, somewhere takes something out of this... and hopefully everyone has the best day ever tomorrow, because your day really is only as good as you think it is.
