Almost 25 years ago, I walked away from a heroin habit that had completely destroyed my life. How? I did it one-day-at-a-time. But that’s easy to say right, it’s a group words, they sound good, but putting them into action is another ball game. How did I do it? Quite simple actually, with a positive attitude, I'm an optimist, not a pessimist!
Optimism is defines as the expectation that good, rather than bad, things will happen. Think about it, listen to people today, most expect the worst. They speak badly of people, places, and things. But a simple change in how you think and talk today, can and will change the outcome of your day.
In fact, medical science backs this up! A University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study reported exciting new findings about the impact of optimism on the health of 100,000 post-menopausal women. The news is very good for those with a hopeful attitude!
In short, “Women who were optimistic and held the expectation that good things, as opposed to bad things, would happen to them were 30% less likely to die from heart disease than their pessimistic counterparts." The study also found "that positive, trustful people were 23% less likely to die of cancer than their cynically hostile or highly mistrustful counterparts.”
There you go, it’s a done deal, proven, a positive approach to living will extend your life. That said, remember this, a pessimistic “woe is me” attitude toward life opens one up to illness and can shorten one’s life.
In short, “Women who were optimistic and held the expectation that good things, as opposed to bad things, would happen to them were 30% less likely to die from heart disease than their pessimistic counterparts." The study also found "that positive, trustful people were 23% less likely to die of cancer than their cynically hostile or highly mistrustful counterparts.”
There you go, it’s a done deal, proven, a positive approach to living will extend your life. That said, remember this, a pessimistic “woe is me” attitude toward life opens one up to illness and can shorten one’s life.
So, try this, today, keep it positive. If a negative thought enters your brain, kick it out. If you can’t say something good about something or somebody, don’t say anything.
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