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  1. The older I get, the more the glass IS emptying, but what I fill it up with now is sweeter and more refreshing.

    Poppy

  2. Wonderful information..coming from a very negative family I have been working to try and make my life and thoughts more positive..it is hard to do when so many people are so negative..but I won't give up..

  3. Oh this ipad! I have a love hate relationship with it. Excuse the spelling errors. Nothing like a real keyboard.

  4. Years ago I had a to go to a class discussing this for contract work I did at a hospital. This is such important information. Companies dealing with people really need to learn this. I'm sur they would truly understand the need fo good customer relationships. We're naturally wired to remember the negative experience just about forever. We remember the positive about 3 years. Negative is a knee jerk reaction. I agree at ant age a person can change IF they truly want to.

  5. I've always been a middle of the road kind of person. Not overly optimistic but not a pessimist by any means. Basically, I'm a tried and true Capricorn. Logic and reason rule.

    I saw this article the other day somewhere and thougt it very interesting to learn 'why' we are hard wired for negativity. Makes perfect sense.

    Aside from being happy, a positive attitude can keep a person healthy, and conversely, a negative one can make a person sick. That in itself is reason to see the glass as half full.

  6. I have always been able to see the good in something bad. My family just grit their teeth when I get started. My glass is always half full.
    Being married to someone whose glass is filled with anger and bitterness I am very glad to have the glass I do.
    I have always believed that in order to be happy you have to let go of all the past hurts. A person won't/can't be happy while filled with bitterness.

  7. My husband drives me crazy, he is a world class pessimist. I on the other hand, am optimistic to the point of silliness. I think he always thinks the worst so he will be pleasantly surprised when it turns out better than expected. I have tried to get him to look on the bright side, but it never works. I guess together we would make a calm and level headed person.

  8. Very interesting, Brenda, and a helpful addition/explanation to what I've been doing to fight my bent toward negative thinking. I can say that I am definitely a more positive-thinking person than I was several years ago. It's worth the effort! Have a great week, Bess

  9. I enjoyed reading about this subject. I've always loved psychology. I thought it was interesting learning how we are hard wired from our ancestors. That makes sense. Have you ever noticed that in old pictures people never smiled either? I'm talking about during the hard times of the depression etc? No wonder we are all on anti-depressant drugs now. LOL!

  10. Very interesting post. It sounds like it would be quite true and give the intended results if done. I kind of fall into the "philosophical" catagory, but I am going to try this.

  11. I read this articale last night on aol news. It caused me to do a search for ways to increase my wareness. I found several things I plan to start tonight before going to sleep..

    if they work//7 to 10days//I'll share my methods and experiences in a blog post.
    Keeping an open mind is all that allows us to have any hope of improving our lives.

  12. So much food for thought in this post! I have personally been trying to work on this for quite some time, but now I know the science behind it and will hopefully have much better results. Thanks so much for sharing this information and for breaking it all down so I can understand it! 🙂

  13. I have always been the Pollyanna – half full person and drive my family crazy with my upbeat "happy".

    But, lately, I am seeing them focus on the positive much more and they say they are much happier.

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