Let me ask you this….when asked if you see a glass half full or half empty what is your answer??   That question has been around for a long time, and my answer is half full. Some people see it as half empty and those are the negative ones. Being a negative person can and does affect alot of people. And let me tell you living with such a person all my married life has me seeing first hand the effects being negative has on a person.

     Many people just go through life with a seemingly bad attitude and you probably know some that immediately come to mind. These people make a life a living hell for themselves and those around them. Instead of thinking with a positive attitude they seem to think its just gonna be another day with all their problems at the top of the list. Nothing in their minds are ever going to be any better. It seems to me that one could just look around them and see that there are happy people in this world and things aren’t always as bad as it seems. It has been proven with studies that people that are negative can and sometimes do actually come down with all kinds of physical and mental problems. In other words they bring problems on themselves.

      I have always tried to be the eternal optimist. It doesn’t matter what is ahead somewhere someone always has it rougher than me. I look at that and ask God to help me with whatever I am facing and in my heart I know he will always come through and help me work it out. It’s hard enough in this life to just make it but even harder when one thinks in such a manner as always doom and gloom.

       This is a learned way of life and like any cycle can be broken. But the one thing you have to do is get away from the people that bring you down and make life miserable. And I am not saying you need to just pack up your stuff and leave your spouse,but your freinds need to be ones that encourage you ,not bring you down. Pick your freinds that make you feel good about yourself. Being negative isn’t anything anyone should want to come across as. For just a moment analyze your own life and see which kind of person you are. If there is a doubt you are somewhat negative see if there is a way you can just change your way of thinking. As  I heard one time on tv just stop your stinking thinking and things will get better.