Being optimistic

@alokn99 (5717)
India
June 24, 2008 2:42am CST
One of the most common advice that you hear from people when your chips are down is be optimistic. How does one get to be that when you are constantly reminded of the situation throught the day and every day of the week. Say you are in debt and you constantly keep getting calls for your overdue payments. You look at your wallet or your bank balance and see that there is nothing there. you cannot think about the next day. the simple advice that well wishers and the people around you give you is BE OPTIMISTIC !. How easy is that ?
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@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
17 Jul 08
So true! Its easy to preach, (and we are no exception) but practically its very difficult to be happy and optimistic when things are just not your way. I feel , if we can maintain a simple lifestyle and try to follow what things are right and apt at that point in time - life cold be easier. And even if we are into something, if we do something supposedly untoward we can always make it up by positive thinking and right moves there after. Being optimistic is not that hard. we just have to be in happy frame of mind. Just keep saying that you are the best, you can do it, you are great....this will increase our self esteem to the point where we will be surprised to know that we are actually happy and optimistic! BE HAPPY.
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@alokn99 (5717)
• India
17 Jul 08
The difference here is that when you preach , it makes it so mauch easier to go about. Have you ever considered a career as a counseler ? Smiles
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
19 Jul 08
lol... Actually, I need counseling more than anybody else. BTW, Would you counsel me?
@alokn99 (5717)
• India
19 Jul 08
If the lessons that I have learnt in life can help you ,then anytime, anyday.
@roniroxas (10560)
• Philippines
25 Jun 08
yes right, being optimistic is not easy when you are facing a problem at the moment. i have four children and being optimistic is not easy when you have no food to put on the table and there are four children who are hungry. being optimistic can be possible if you be optimistic before anything really alarming come, that is the best way to feel optimistic to be ready before anything bad happen.
• Malaysia
24 Jun 08
Hello alokn99, i fully understand what you are trying to say. It's frustrating when you are in so much trouble and when you ask help from the people around you, all they do is just give you advice like, 'be optimistic'. The best way to get rid of these kind of problems is to solve it. These type of problems that constantly chase you throughout the day will never fail to bring your optimism level down until you do something to get rid of it. Another way is to learn just to ignore it. Good LUck. Cheers.
• Philippines
24 Jun 08
its not that easy but if theres a will theres a way. BEING OPTIMISTIC will serve as your reminder. to remind you that life has up's and downs.