Can you find the good in every situation?
By smurfettewv
@smurfettewv (359)
United States
8 responses
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
19 Mar 07
i admit, i had made lots of wrong choices before, i took wrong paths, too. i did lots of things which ruined my plans. there were lots of things that just went wrong in my life. but i never stopped being happy. just like one of my favorite mottos "always look at the brighter side of life", i always try to see the positive side of everything. things might have gone wrong today but tomorrow, it will be better. i just try to keep my spirit high with the support of the people who love me and trust me the most. their faith in me keeps me going...not wanting to let them down.
@smurfettewv (359)
• United States
20 Mar 07
many times we as humans make mistakes and because we have free will it is easy for us to change the plans God has for us but eventually like the Isrealites we get around the mountain and God shows us what we should be doing. thanks
@margieanneart (26423)
• United States
23 Mar 07
It is how we choose to view a situation. If we just want to see the down side, that is all we will see. However, if we choose to see the postitives, we will find something.
@Patswords (189)
• United States
20 Mar 07
Yes, I always try to find the good in a situation. Sometimes it is very difficult. But if you try hard enough you can find something good either in the situation or something that is a result of the situation. I think it is necessary to focus on the positive for a healthy mind and body.
@beaniegdi (1964)
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19 Mar 07
I prefer to find the good in situations as I don't like it when others are negative and moaning about things so I try never to be like that. It can be hard but some good advice I came across is to develop an 'attitude of gratitude' and when you can do this and be grateful for what you have then this can make you feel better in side.
@IRENEVALLEJO2001 (53)
• Philippines
20 Mar 07
It is necessary to always see the positive in things, it assures you of a healthy mind. Moreover it creates a good karmic flow in your life, better and things wil come your way. That is a lot better that thinking of the negative and having more negatives to come. :)
@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
19 Mar 07
It is easy to find the negative parts in a situation, but sometimes it takes work to find something positive. I use to only see and point out the negative in a situation and my sister would come down hard on me. I was in a deep depression back then.
Now that I am much better, I focus more on the positive. Now, I have a friend who is always pointing out the negative and I see how my sister felt. The negative is usually obvious, so you have to choose to focus on the positive.
For instance, I had to get a roommate in January and it drove me crazy at first. Everything she did annoyed me. I just wanted her to disappear and never come back. She was not as clean as I like to be. A lot of the ways that she did things did not make sense to me and I found myself angry all the time.
Then finally the Lord allowed me to read the Serenity Prayer. It was then that I realized the lesson he is teaching me. I can not control everything. Sometimes I have to just let things be the way that they are. So now, as long as things don't have a direct affect on me, I just let it be.
