Are you one of those people who appears to be looking at the glass as being half full or half empty? The analogy of the half full or half empty glass is a funny one. Either way, it does not change the reality of the situation.
Typically, the person seeing it as half empty is described as being negative. However, the person’s expectation might be for the glass to be full, so they are concerned about it not being the way they’d like it to be. If you look at it this way, they are actually being positive.
On the other hand, the one seeing it as the glass being half full, is perceived to be happy with a half full glass. Does this imply that they never expected it to be full?
Whatever your tendency might be (to be excited about whatever is happening or focused on what did not happen), the reality of the situation has not been affected by your tendencies.
If you are setting goals for yourself and then looking back to see if you accomplished them, what happens?
Do you focus on what got done, embellish the facts and skip the part that didn’t happen? Do you beat yourself up for what you did not accomplish? Or do you objectively look at the whole picture and focus on what got done, what didn’t, and why?
Reality is never affected by our tendencies. Our own personalities and moods are affected by them.
If you approach every situation with the goal of keeping it real, you can be an objective attendee in your own life without the unnecessary drama. So, the next time someone asks you if the glass is half full or half empty, just say, “oh who cares how I see it, it is what it is” and then move on. That will give them something to talk about…
Questions To Ponder:
1) How does your optimism or pessimism affect reality?
2) What is reality?
3) How would you like to approach life?
Take some time to think this over or ponder with a friend. If you would like to speak with a spiritual life coach, email or call me and we can discuss how your attitude can affect your life or where you may be feeling stuck.
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