Are you a glass half-full half-empty kind of person?

Have you ever sat around and really thought about it?

I’m told often that I’m a really optimistic person. Which makes sense since I was raised to always look for the best in people, the best in the situation and to make the best of the moment. So ya, I guess you could say I’m a glass half-full kind of gal. Being optimistic is a hard thing to do. It takes energy and thought and daily practice. It’s not easy. But I truly believe that when you put the best in, you get the best out and it all pays off.

If you don’t think you have what it takes, check out the following article from the NYTimes to see how you can retrain your brain, activate the “sunny” side more and make optimism work for you:

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/02/how-to-make-optimism-work-for-you-2/