When I was in 8th grade I had a wonderful English teacher named Mrs. Daniels. She had beautiful big brown eyes the size of saucers, and hair that was styled with perfect early 80′s big fluffy Farrah Fawcett feathers sprayed to ensure the Texas humidity would not make a dent. We joked good naturedly that you could throw a golf ball into Mrs. Daniels’ hair and lose it. We loved Mrs. Daniels. She stands out as one of my favorite teachers, and not because she made us memorize all the prepositions in alphabetical order… aboard, about, above, across, after, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind… funny how that stuff sticks with you. Mrs. Daniels was a big Zig Ziglar
Here’s what I’m wondering though: do you think we are naturally wired as “half empty” or “half full” kinds of people? Or, is that something that we become depending on the home life we’re raised in? If you think we’re pre-wired, do you think you can overcome your natural wiring and choose to see things differently?
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June 4th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
I think we are all wired with attitudes from an early age sometimes depending on one’s circumstances and outlook on life. I think some are just natural pessimists or realists. I do believe though that pessimists have the ability to “re-wire” themselves to become optimists, it just takes a lot more work for them along with the true desire to have a different attitude.