I think I was born with a glass-half-empty mindset. It’s not a great place to start.
You can see it in my face in pictures of me as a young child. And in the absence of photos of me during certain periods of adolescence. I don’t know why, but I felt sad during my childhood. I was worried and stressed. Afraid and timid. A lot. Although I was given every opportunity, my parents cared for us, showed their love not overly through affection but by what they provided and did for us.
My mother, especially, is the epitome of positivity.
She’s always radiated confidence, never let any setback get her down, and would see an opportunity in everything. She’s always been a force. When we were young, our friends were intimidated by her, almost scared for us as her kids. She always told us to never be afraid of anything. If you want something, ask for it. The worst that can happen is you get a no. If you’re afraid of trying something new, better to try than not. Never know, you may like it, may be good at it. Or not. And then you don’t have to do it again, do something else, trying something else.
I’ve gradually learned to be more like Mom. Probably once I became a mother myself. It also helps to have a positive partner. And experience builds confidence.
Positivity beats melancholy that’s for sure.
Are you glass half empty or half full?
At a time 
Wonderful ♥️
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I tend to class myself as a realist so the glass can always be refilled. LOL!
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I was very sad and frightened as a child, and so I particularly celebrate that I’m a glass half-full kind of person now. In fact, I’m mostly a brimming over glass person, which truly makes me laugh.
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I always look for silver linings, but I don’t take it so far as to pretend things are good when they’re not. @samanthabwriter from Balancing Act
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I am a glass half full person. As a matter of fact, my number one strength revealed from taking Strength Finders at work is Positivity!
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The half empty, hald full glass thing has always conflicted me. I guess I can be a little of both.
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LOL! What Donna B. McNicho said…This was about what I was going to say!! I don’t really care if it’s half empty or half full. It’s got something in it and I can get more even if it’s all gone. I’ve always been like that. I was a quiet child, but not scared. Just quiet, reserved, and spent most of my childhood observing what was going on around me – good or bad – an analyzing it all. Fun kid.
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I actually don’t have an answer to the question in the end, Karen. I can only tell you that I write gratitude list on a weekly basis.
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Glass is more than half full but always at risk of toppling over. 🙂 Visiting from the A-Z. All the best.
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I was born that way too. Glass is half empty. I call it realism 🙃
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