Source: http://health.msn.com
Count Your Blessings
Pessimists have a hard time looking at the glass as half full, which can obscure good feelings and lead them to dwell on misfortune or small annoyances. In the “Good Things in Life” exercise, Seligman teaches students to cultivate gratitude, which studies show can increase life satisfaction. The assignment is to write down three good things that happen each day. For each item, ask, “what did I have to do with it?” Seligman says that, eventually, seeing the bright side of everyday incidents becomes easier. And it becomes harder to discount one’s positive contribution to events.
Ending this with a quote.
"Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist." - Robert G. Allen
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