by Brooke Sanders
1. April 2010 08:35
Between work, association meetings, church, and the family it is so easy to forget to go along each day with the right attitude. As crazy as life gets people tend to get wrapped up in the moment forgetting the wonderful life we have been blessed with. With the rough times that we have made it through, I believe that the attitude should always be one of gratitude.
Attitude is very powerful thing; it is contagious. It is no recent idea that being positive and grateful adds to a longer life span. Positive thinking helps with stress management and can even improve your health. Having a positive outlook enables you to cope better with stressful situations, which reduces the harmful health effects of stress on your body. It’s also thought that positive optimistic people live healthier lifestyles – they get more physical activity, follow a healthier diet, and have reduced rates of smoking and alcohol consumption.
One of the incredible truths about gratitude is that it is impossible to feel both the positive emotion of thankfulness and a negative emotion such as anger or fear at the same time. Gratitude births only positive feelings –love, compassion, joy, and hope. As we focus on what we are thankful for, negative feeling simply melt away.
A quote by John Welwood, “Attitudes are the underpinnings of action.” Welwood implies you can’t change on the outside until and unless you transform your thinking, the way you imagine yourself, and your reality. The good news is that you really can decide to see the glass as half-full rather than half-empty, and that decision will have profoundly positive effects not only on your happiness and that of those around you, but on the way your whole life unfolds.
Here at Pro Repro the “attitude of gratitude” is one of the key foundations that our company is built upon. We are grateful for our clients and the privilege to work with them as their technology partner. Using the attitude of gratitude in our work and daily lives the people of Pro Repro hope to impart the idea of being happy, healthy, and enjoyment of life.
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