Hope During Despair
“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference,” said Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Winston Churchill was a phenomenal leader during World War II who recognized the importance of a positive attitude in times of despair. Therefore, as proved by Winston Churchill, the best way to respond to conflict is with a positive attitude. As shown by Anne Frank’s brutal times in hiding, maintaining a positive outlook and attitude amidst the hardest times can bring happiness into hopeless situations, is scientifically proven to be healthy, and creates a happy environment for others by inspiring, just like Churchill’s speech to his country.
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Through maintaining a positive attitude, “some studies show that personality traits such as optimism and pessimism can affect many areas of your health and well-being” (Mayo Clinic Staff). A positive attitude helps reduce stress and improve stress management, which can increase your lifespan and build up immune systems. In addition to building up a physical immune system, optimism also fortifies an emotional immune system. For example, “Consciously cultivating an attitude of gratitude builds up a sort of psychological immune system that can cushion us when we fall. There is scientific evidence that grateful people are more resilient to stress” (Emmons) as they are able to build a barrier that keeps out the negativity, just like a physical immune system. The emotional immune system is created through positivity and fights off the negative that tries to fight its way in. The reason why a positive attitude can affect someone in these ways is it helps“to cope better with stressful situations, which reduces the harmful health effects of stress on your body” (Mayo Clinic Staff). By reducing the stress and anxiety in someone’s life can be very beneficial in someone’s mental state. Therefore, a positive attitude and its effects all build off of eachother to create desirable
“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference,” said Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Winston Churchill was a phenomenal leader during World War II who recognized the importance of a positive attitude in times of despair. Therefore, as proved by Winston Churchill, the best way to respond to conflict is with a positive attitude. As shown by Anne Frank’s brutal times in hiding, maintaining a positive outlook and attitude amidst the hardest times can bring happiness into hopeless situations, is scientifically proven to be healthy, and creates a happy environment for others by inspiring, just like Churchill’s speech to his country.
First off, maintaining a positive and hopeful attitude can bring out the happiness …show more content…
Through maintaining a positive attitude, “some studies show that personality traits such as optimism and pessimism can affect many areas of your health and well-being” (Mayo Clinic Staff). A positive attitude helps reduce stress and improve stress management, which can increase your lifespan and build up immune systems. In addition to building up a physical immune system, optimism also fortifies an emotional immune system. For example, “Consciously cultivating an attitude of gratitude builds up a sort of psychological immune system that can cushion us when we fall. There is scientific evidence that grateful people are more resilient to stress” (Emmons) as they are able to build a barrier that keeps out the negativity, just like a physical immune system. The emotional immune system is created through positivity and fights off the negative that tries to fight its way in. The reason why a positive attitude can affect someone in these ways is it helps“to cope better with stressful situations, which reduces the harmful health effects of stress on your body” (Mayo Clinic Staff). By reducing the stress and anxiety in someone’s life can be very beneficial in someone’s mental state. Therefore, a positive attitude and its effects all build off of eachother to create desirable