Very Happy Phil

Hello Very Happy People!

Happy people are optimistic and they think positively. Definition;
Optimistic thinking- expecting future events to work out favourably
Positive thinking- to view something positively

We can choose positive thoughts and we can learn to be more optimistic in situations of adversity. By choosing to be positive and optimistic we are choosing to be happy! Optomistic people have better health, better luck and more happiness! But its beneficial to avoid being TOO optimistic!

I will tell you a little story; I am naturally optimistic. Sometimes in the past I've been overly optimistic. One of the best lessons for me was reading an interview with Admiral Jim Stockdale a prisoner of war for 8 years in Vietnam. He explained that optimistic prisoners expected to be released quickly but "died of a broken heart" within 2 years of capture when they weren't. "This is a very important lesson. You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end- which you can never afford to lose- with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be. I never lost faith. I never doubted not only that I would get out, but also that I would prevail in the end and turn the experience into the defining event of my life, which, in retrospect, I would not trade."

Here are a few of my favourite quotes to inspire you;

"Happy people are found, in study after study, to be extremely optimistic and tend to think positively."
- MICHAEL W. FORDYCE, Ph.D. 'Human Happiness; Its Nature and Its Attainment'

"Positive emotions about the future include faith, trust, confidence, hope and optimism. Optimism and hope cause better resistance to depression when bad events strike...
There is a well documented method for building optimism that consists of recognizing and then disputing pessimistic thoughts. Once you recognize that you have a pessimistic thought that seems unwarranted, argue against it using the ABCDE model. A stands for adversity, B for beliefs you automatically have when it occurs, C for the usual consequences of the belief, C for your disputation of your routine belief, and E for the energization that occurs when you dispute it successfully. By effectively disputing the beliefs that follow an adversity, you can change your reaction from dejection and giving up to activity and good cheer."
-Professor Martin EP Seligman PhD, 'Authentic Happiness'

"For any successful driver, it's confidence. Self-belief. But that's in anything in life. If you're confident in what you're doing and you really believe in yourself that you can pull it off, then generally you will."
-Colin McRae MBE, 1995 World Rally Champion

"Lucky people are certain that the future is going to be full of good fortune."
-Professor Richard Wiseman, 'The luck Factor'

Have a HAPPY day!

KEEP HAPPY!

Very Happy Phil
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Remember,
"Happy people are very optimistic and positive!"
-Very Happy Phil