StayonthebrightersideoflifeOneveryimportantcomponentofoptimismisgratitudeorfeelinggrateful.Infactthereisastrongconnectionbetweenagratefulattitudeandaheightenedsenseofwell-being.Appreciateallthepositives

　　Stayonthebrightersideoflife

　　Oneveryimportantcomponentofoptimismisgratitudeorfeelinggrateful.Infactthereisastrongconnectionbetweenagratefulattitudeandaheightenedsenseofwell-being.Appreciateallthepositivesinyourlifebystartingagratitudejournalinordertorememberwhatyou’regratefulfor.___1._

　　Feelingdown?Insteadoffeelingsorryforyourselfwaitingfortheuniversetothrowyouabonetryactinglikeyou’rehappy—evenifyouaren’t.Asinceresmileandaforcedsmilewillcausethesamechemicalreactionsinyourbrainsoyoucanactuallyfoolyourmindintofeelingbetterbymakingitreactchemicallyasifthingsweregoingwell.__2._Reassureyourselfthateverythingisgood—evenifyoudon’tfeelit.

　　“___3.__Ifyou’restuckintraffictheneverythingelsemustbegoinghorriblytoo”saysAnneParkerawellnesscounselor.Byblowingnegativeeventsoutofproportionyou’resettingyourselfupforfeelingdownallday.Insteadacknowledgethatyou’restuckintrafficbutalsobringtomindsomethinggoodlikethebeautifulsceneryoutsidethewindow.Thatwayyou’llgetinthehabitofforbiddingnegativecircumstancesfromblanketingyourwholeday.

　　Swearingtolose20poundsortorunamarathonseemslikegoalsleadingtohappinessbuttheytaketimetoachieve.__4.__Youmayevenendupadmittingthatyouhavebeendefeated.Howeverifyoufocusonthesmallmilestonesthatoccuralongthewayyouwillfeelpositiveaboutyourprogresswhichwillgiveyouthestrengthtokeepgoing.

　　__5._Trymakingsomeoneelse’sdaybetter.AreportbyUnitedHealthcareandVolunteerMatchfoundthatvolunteersare72%morelikelytocharacterizethemselvesasoptimisticcomparedwithnon-volunteers.Plus89%ofvolunteerssaythatvolunteeringhasimprovedtheirsenseofwell-beingand92%saythatitenrichestheirsenseofpurposeinlife.

　　A.Trytohelpsomeoneinneed.

　　B.Wanttogiveyourattitudealift?

　　C.Peopletendtothinkinaneither-orway.

　　D.Actinanoptimisticway—smilelaughtellajoke.

　　E.You’llfailtoappreciatemoreimportantthingsinyourlife.

　　F.Byfocusingonnothavingaccomplishedthemyetyouwillstarttofeeldownonyourself.

　　G.Byremembering