Being optimistic in everything is one of the best attitudes a person can have in life. The attitude of choosing to focus on the possibility of good outcomes, no matter the situation rather than been pessimistic and focusing on the possibility of negative outcomes. Life will always have its ups and downs, but been optimistic helps to face those trial moments of life. I have learned that in every situation, there are two ways to see things, looking at the bright side and the dark side of that situation and I've trained my mind to focus more on the bright side.
Optimism is something I have had to learn over time. I was not always the kind of person who looked at life with a positive outlook base of some kinds of situations that surrounds me. There were times when I allowed fear, worry, anxiety, depression and negative thinking to cloud my mind. Whenever something goes wrong, I immediately think of the worst possible outcome before I even tried to find a solution. But I noticed that such a mindset would not change the situation, it only made me more anxious, more depressed. And slowly, I started training myself to think differently.
I have seen that being optimistic helps me to approach problems with a calm mind. There was a time I applied for something very important to me, and the result was taking longer than expected. If it were my old self, I would have been restless, imagining all the reasons why I might not succeed in what I applied for. But instead, I decided to believe that there was still hope. I had to be optimistic and remind myself that even if it did not work out, it might be because something better was coming. In the end, the result came out in my favour.
Been optimism doesn't guarantee that everything will always go well. In fact, what it does is that it keep my spirit alive and ready to keep trying, even when things doesn't go in my favour. When I'm optimistic, I don't panic nor give up easily because I believe that there is still a way forward.
I have noticed that when I face challenges with an optimistic heart, I am able to see opportunities that I would have missed if I had been blinded by the negativity mindset.
There was another time when I was going through some personal struggles. Everything seemed to be going against me and I felt like the world has decided to turn its back against me. But then I chose to hold on to that optimistic mindset, encouraging myself that this was just a phase of my life that has been programmed to happen and it would not last forever. I tried to see each difficulty as a lesson instead of a punishment. With that mindset, I was able to over most struggles. If I had given in to a pessimistic mindset, I might have lost the strength to push through.
I've learnt thaat most times the attitude we exhibit can affect people around us. I noticed that when I stay positive, more like it encourages others around me to do the same. Positivity can be contagious so also can negativity be contagious. If I'm the kind of person who always sees a way out and believes that tomorrow can be better, I inspire those around me to have the same belief. Truth is people are naturally drawn to those who uplift them, people who inspire them rather than those who bring them down nor discourage them.
Of course, like I said earlier, being optimistic doesn't guarantee that everything will go well and I won't be ignorant of reality. I know there are moments when life can be truly hard, and it would be foolish for me to pretend otherwise. But even in those moments, optimism reminds me that I have the ability to handle whatever that comes my way.
I have learned to practice optimism in every ways and in every aspect of my life everyday. When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I do is to try and start my day with gratitude and appreciation for the things I already have instead of focusing on what I don't have.
There's this popular saying that I always stays with with me, delays are not denials, no matter how long it takes, it will still come if it destine to be and with that, I try to see possibilities and opportunity in everything I do.
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