an article for tot =)
Adjusting Your Attitude
It's all about attitude, isn't it? Change your attitude and you can change your life. Change your attitude and you can change the world. Change your attitude and you can be successful and happy?
Well? yes! But attitude can be everything and nothing. Some people think that having a positive attitude means the inability to accept just how miserable this world is. Some people think it's all about laughing everything off. Some even think it's juvenile.
Well, attitude is much more than simply seeing things in a positive light. That's how people typically begin to migrate from pessimism to optimism, but that's just the start. A positive attitude is not something you get from simply putting on a new pair of glasses. It requires constant attention, diligence and discipline.
Do you think that the motivational gurus and venerated religious leaders of this world never falter? Like us, they are human after all, and like us, they are touched by moments of doubt, sadness and envy. Considerably less, of course, but that's because they've learnt how to consistently adjust their attitude towards their faith. And they can often do it so quickly, that to us, they appear positive and motivated all the time.
Here are some ways you can learn to hone the speed at which you adjust your attitude towards the positive.
Firstly, learn to let go of negative thoughts and emotions as quickly as you can. Remember that emotions like anger and envy destroy only yourself and the people you care about. They only need to get a hold on you for a short while for you to wreck an entire life. So learn to catch these emotions and release them.
Maintain relationships with people who share a similar attitude towards positivity. This sounds easier in theory actually. Some negative people can be really enjoyable to be around. Pessimistic people are not necessarily pallid hypochondriacs who keep to themselves. They can be disarmingly friendly and sociable. But take a deeper look at the themes they usually like to bring up during conversations and you'll realise that they're usually idle gossip, griping sessions coloured with plenty of humour, or irresponsible desires that lead to pointless ventures.
And input positive material. Certainly the occasional Korean romantic tragedy or slasher flick is harmless, but the balance should be tilted towards information that broadens your mind, enhances your knowledge, and lifts your spirits. You can get this from an endless array of books, movies, music, magazines, newspapers, and so on. This type of data increases your feeling of self-worth and has many more practical and beneficial applications.
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the unpredictabilty of life..
somethings are just not planned for aren't they.. when u dunno to rejoice or to worry.. to celebrate or to mourn.. u probably r lost.. but please noe tt wadever it is.. i still love u the way u r.. i will do all in my capabilty to help u coz u noe how impt u r in our lives.. nuthin to worry.. im alwayz juz a phonecall awae.. (erm.. ttz besides when im sleepin k?).. i hope this situation will take a turn for the better so we can all share the joy.. i noe ur pain but i cant sae i understand.. wad i can do though.. is to stand rite behind u to ever catch u when u fall.. but please dun crush me hor.. im prayin for u.. i believe the chapter will close in a perfect endin (coz i said soooo).. i will be waitin for ur good news..
2 things in a row in a single nite is a bit much to absorb.. seems like another fren is facin some crisis too.. but since he is willin to take a step back to commence on a new beginnin.. i do think everything will turn out ok.. its never too late to learn.. but i hope u noe wad u wan from now on..
a short entry to encourage the pple involved.. though u may or may not see this.. im prayin hard for u.. n i will do wad i can to help u.. juz nothin too extreme k.. im a weakling.. =)
to parties involved in situation 1.. i love u n wadever tt comes ur way i still do..
to party no. 2.. yao jiayou orh.. im keepin my fingers crossed for u.. arent i too nice to be doin this for u? ok.. im juz nice.. =P
ok ttz it.. not reallie in the mood to blog.. juz a short poem from somewhere..When you get to the end of all the light you know and it's time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things shall happen: either you will be given something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly.
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2:48 AM
i muz be out of my mind to be bloggin now.. im in the office.. quite alone actuallie as anne is on leave n jereldine is on mc as she sprained her leg.. imagine the kinda boredom im facin.. esp when im so sleepy.. i can feel my mood startin to turn bad.. oh no.. wad is happenin to me..
online shoppin doesnt seem to help either.. suddenly.. juz suddenly for a moment.. i feel a bit lost.. maybe im reallie too tired.. i haven had a reallie good nite sleep since last fri.. i shall have on tonite k.. n i shall not wake up tmr.. lemme be sleepin beauty for a bit.. not the beauty part though.. the sleepin part..
something nice happened to me again todae.. my classmate from the gemstone class came todae to buy some stuff.. n we talked a bit.. im happy coz we reallie tok in class.. so its like gettin to noe another new classmate.. im wierd arent i.. happy over such issues..
im not all social like cindy saes i m.. im actuallie very very extremely shy.. therefore makin me very anti social coz i dun dare to approach or start talkin to pple first.. maybe workin in scarlet helped me a bit coz its the nature of the job tt u r friendly n helpful.. not like i dun make frenz at all la but.. well.. if u noe me u noe wad im sayin la.. haha.. my tots are jumbled up rite now as im ultimately tired..
i wonder how long more i can last.. im 4 hr 15 mins awae from knockin off work.. i shall try my very best to keep those droopy eyelids open..
anywae.. took half dae leave yesterdae to go shoppin with sy.. was supposed to have lunch with elaine too... but oh well.. things happened n she had to go back to hall.. but lunch anytime my dear ger.. juz dun be upset anymore k.. WE R ALL BEHIND U..
we had sushi for lunch n the evil sy kept forcin me to eat.. for gods sake i at max can oni eat 3 plates lor.. n she keep wantin me to eat more.. she muz be jokin ah.. my stomach was burstin.. so the vain me went for eyebrow trimmin yesterdae at shu umera after our HEAVY lunch.. the ger at taka is not bad too.. paragon de oso not bad.. but their make-up is really too ex.. not for the avg workin ger like me.. im toooooo poor..
wanted to buy shoes n skirt yesterdae but didnt reallie get anything in the end.. me n sy walked into trendy zone n suddenly all the sales gers stared at me.. i was so intimidated i left.. i didnt even have to see them to noe they were starin at me man.. shoes how intense it was.. sy saw it too.. wads there in a skinny ger to stare at? cant they lemme buy shoes in peace? so obviously me n sy hurriedly got out of the scary sales ger shop.. haha.. there r reallie no nice shoes to buy now man.. y y y y y y? n no nice skirts too.. later i go heartland mall with cindy look look see see.. hee..
im boooooooooooooooored.. i hope i have company now.. =(
no more energy to type as i havent had lunch yet.. shoooooooooooooo..
p.s. deb i do blog!
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1:11 PM
back again with new post! im juz too bored n stressed at the moment..
it's been a long time since i felt stupid.. it has nv really been too tough for me in sch or wad.. not sayin im smart or wad.. but i kinda think studyin is so much easier den doin the gemstone course.. i so wanna give up.. but i have to persevere! i nv reallie wanted to do anything so much so i guess i have to HANG ON.. cheer me on peepz!
anywae.. was just tellin anne in the afternoon abt sy's bdae.. n i remembered her fren tellin me i dun look like an ij ger.. im sooooo hurt.. the only uniform i wore besides kindergarden was probably the ij pinafore.. 10yrs of tt n i cant even rub of the "feel" of it.. sobz!! anywae.. he is quite lame.. oopz.. im sorry!
im like aching all over now.. maybe coz i carried some ice.. haha.. im so lousy.. im gonna train up some muscles soon! joggin joggin!
thinkin of goin to relax myself or something.. maybe go do mani pedi on wed with my mum.. the family kinda had a big fight in the house todae n i was quite affected.. so while everyone thinks everything is so pretty in my life.. i actually still have problems.. eekz.. i hope i will get over it soon!
ok.. as usual.. lz to write anymore.. hee.. till i feel like bloggin again.. muackz!
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1:15 AM
HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAE SIUYUIN!!
oh man.. her birthdae chalet was great.. ok.. at least for me.. everyone seemed quite happy.. includin ben.. it's a good start i hope! anywae.. if u need details of the bdae party.. it will probably be updated on the bdae girl's blog.. haha.. see it there... prob pictures too.. but not too many la..
oh yes.. for those of u who dunno.. i've enrolled myself in a gemstone identification course.. n it gets a little too difficult at times i guess.. maybe im plain stupid... but wad can i do rite? no one has cure for stupidity yet.. oh.. n one of my classmates (the whole class consists of 5 students includin me) stays in hougang too.. i will go ask where tmr.. scully neighbour sia.. haha.. maybe i have a cab or bus partner den.. hehe..
n i tink i will take up yoga classes in nov too.. im gonna enrich my life! met the devils on fridae nite to pass them their presents.. i hope they like it.. airflown k.. passed deb her present too! she better like hers.. hers was the most ma fan present coz i had to hand carry it.. appreciate my girl.. anywae.. gettin lz to blog.. so tt's abt it.. till when im in the mood to blog again.. tartarz~~
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