It almost goes
without saying, but when I'm grumpy I have a bad attitude. What this tells me
is that my attitude - which can be fairly easily ascertained by my facial expression
and body language
Now it's not any secret that the answer to a bad attitude is
a good laugh, a smile, and pleasant thoughts. Why? Because you can't genuinely
laugh and smile without a corresponding good feeling. Our feelings have a
direct impact on our outward demeanor.
It is very essential in the beginning of student life to have a right attitude.
The challenge is controlling our feelings. Change our
feelings, change our attitude. The good news is that we can control our
feelings. We're not at the mercy of our emotional life. Emotions serve as a
barometer of what's going on inside of us. And we can change what's going on
inside.
How? By monitoring our thoughts. Our thoughts affect our
feelings which in turn shows up in our attitude. And the best way to monitor
our thoughts is by listening to our self-talk. In other words, we need to think
about our thinking. This might be a true difference between us and animals. We
have the ability to consider our thought process and not just react by instinct
And since we can control our thoughts, we have the ability to influence our
feelings and thus change our attitude. That is good news indeed.
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