It was once said that our ideas, emotions, and attitudes dominate us. Let’s examine attitudes and the influence they can have on the quality of your life, both positive and negative.

Overall, how do you view life? Do you have a positive outlook and are you hopeful for the future? Do you wake up each morning excited for the new day, new opportunities, and even the inevitable challenges? Or do you wake up grumpy and pessimistic? These attitudes all happen within the machinations of the mind. But what kind of a mind do you have?

Has your mind fooled you into thinking you can continually be angry and resentful and still have a life of well-being and contentment? Our perceptions can constantly hijack our sensibilities and reasonings. We are filtering everything through our preconceived perceptions. For example, ‘All fishermen are lazy because they sit all day at the lake.’ But is that the entire truth of the matter? Perhaps many of them work long hours during the week and this is how they provide extra food for their families. I may not see the positive side because my attitude has set in stone that they are lazy, and no one can convince me otherwise and that is just the way it is. Now, I am filtering my outlook in life by this one aspect of my mind. “Oh no, it has me in bondage!” Not only am I filtering the fisherman by this sort of filter but many other interactions of my life.

Did you know that Gratitude shields you from negativity and makes you at least 25% happier? It also actually rewires your brain!

Being aware of any negative attitudes you harbor is the beginning of finding freedom from perceptions that no longer serve you and that are not necessarily true.