Optimism

To be continually optimistic, no matter the circumstances, isn’t exactly easy for everyone. To take a disheartening moment and bring out the light of the situation. Lawrence Oxley, 50, “Going on 80,” he says, from Greenville, Kentucky, is a person who manages to stay positive, no matter what. He is a man who would not trade the world for his family… he absolutely loves them. Despite limitations, he always works as hard as he can. Lawrence can turn any event or topic into a comical conversation.…

Dementia “I stay positive, because I have chosen to keep a positive attitude.” This quote is from a person living with dementia. When a person hears the word dementia, he or she may not have a clue what that word means, but some may think of a loved one who may suffer from this. Dementia is not a specific mental disorder, but it is a field of mental disorders. There are therapies and medicines but sometimes that is not enough to solve these mental problems. Some cases of dementia can even be…

As a child, I learned prematurely that in order to have a happy life one, I must first train their, my mind to see the good in every situation. I was taught that being positive is ultimately a choice and the quality of your, my thoughts have the ability to alter the amount of happiness within your, my life. Once one begins training their mind to see the good in everything that transpires, better opportunities will present themselves. Seeing the positive in a situation shifts the circumstance…

All over the world young kids, teens, adults and elderly people suffer from depression. In 2012, it was estimated that 121 million people all across the globe suffered from a form of depression and that it affected 1 in every 10 Americans (Unhappiness). Studies, experiments, and observations have shown and proved that regularly being alone can lead to depression or other psychological disorders. The different definitions of the word “alone” help determine how it is being used or the feelings…

Introspectively examining my strengths I identified some of my personal strengths to be dependability, flexibility, and being a role model to others. Being dependable is one of my strengths as I pride myself on making sure I am there for everyone whenever they need me. My flexibility ties in hand with this, as I am always willing to modify my schedule in order to help others at moments notice. Finally, being a role model to others has always been a priority of mine, as a Learning Assistant for…

Have you ever met someone who always stays positive even when things are hard. Have you ever went through a hard time? How did you react to the hard thing? Did you give up or keep pushing through it? In the story Fly Away Home,by Eve Bunting, Andrew always stays positive even though he lives in an airport, he still stays positive and tries to pick the best out of living there. For example, instead of Andrew just sitting around, he tries to make money to help his dad go to work. Another…

Hope is One of Life’s Necessities People around the world are suffering every day, but these people still have hope in order to be motivated to keep living. Hope is the belief that positive outcomes will eventually happen in a person’s life. Many people living in unimaginably horrible situations cling onto the hope that one day the suffering will end. Without hope people living in adversity have nothing. Kathleen McCarty 's poem, "The World We Live In", portrays the hardships that people around…

All Americans have an abstract idea of their American Dream. The American Dream is one where there is no poverty, all have jobs, houses, and peace (no war). This dream is affected by each individual person and their contribution to society. The impact that a person has on the world is often affected by their frame of mind. Someone, who is largely motivated to instigate change, will. Those who are not interested in bettering themselves, generally fall short of the American Dream. Barbara…

Sustainable happiness goes back to the Greek philosophies in viewing ethical living as a legitimate vehicle for human happiness. Happiness can now be defined by which country we live in or what we believe in or even what century we grew up in. A society 's dominant value system dictates how happiness is measured. It can be measured by personal satisfaction which is a scale that rates a person’s happiness levels. This later mirrors the supreme value that person’s culture attaches to the desire…

A lot of people think just because you’re an identical twin, that you must be the same in every aspect of your life as the other person. In my case, and in others, being an identical twin doesn’t prove that we are the same in all areas of life. I have an identical twin sister, named Emily. Emily is pessimistic, high maintenance and very well organized. I, on the other hand, am more optimistic, open-minded and easygoing. We have the basic similarity of our physical aspect because we are identical…