Nipping Negative Reactions

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NIPPING NEGATIVE REACTIONS

Author Unknown

Have you noticed how easy it is to react in a negative manner

when something negative happens in your life? Doubt may

creep into your thoughts and cause you to question God and

His Word. Proverbs 17:22 (NIV) says "A cheerful heart is good

medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones."



Samuel Hearne was an adventurer who took an expedition to

the mouth of the Coppermine River. He recorded that a few

days after the journey was started, Indians stole most of the

expedition's supplies. What was the explorer's comment on

the theft? Surely he must have been upset and distressed

about so great a loss. Not so! The optimistic Hearne wrote:

"The weight of our baggage being so much lightened, our

next day's journey was more swift and pleasant."



Remember, negative reactions only make a bad situation

worse. Choose to look for the bright side of problems this

week. Keep tabs on the results of your optimistic outlook.

You might also want to keep a record of how your perspective

is changed.

[fibiray]

Amen to that. I am a person who has for many years approached certain situations with a negative attitude only to find the situation deteriorate. Particularly if the situation came unexpectantly. It has taken me a long time to change my attitudes and to learn how to react positiviely as I was basically programed in the negative by my home environment. Operating in the positive enables me to see the silver lining in every situation. However there are times when i am physically ill that this negative approach may rear it's ugly head. All that means to me is that i must work a bit harder. thats me for now.