The other day, a coworker commented on my positive attitude. We were all having a rough day… everyone was tired and borderline cranky. Many individuals complained about the crappy day and difficult work we were doing. It was a total bummer!

I, on the other hand, remained happy and content. Throughout our day, I kept saying “It could be worse!” haha.

You know the cliché question: Is the glass half empty, or is it half full? I like to say that the glass is always full if you look from the bottom up. Imagine looking directly upward at the water, with the glass above your head. Looks full right? I hope so, haha.

What I mean by this goes along the line of what I kept saying the other day at work. “It could be worse!” I think that many of us get so caught up in the daily routine of our lives, that we forget how fortunate we truly are.

What if you were living life at the bottom? Living day to day without a job, or hope for one in the future. Wondering when/where you would get your next meal. You’re so inextricably tangled in poverty that there is no way out. That is a rough life to live. And the terrible thing about it is that thousands of people live like this all across the world.

Now think about where you are right now. Many of you have jobs with at least hope of earning a decent living (if you’re not already doing so). I would also bet that many of you have some type of education, either high school or college, which sets you apart from thousands of other people who dream of having a formal education. And, most importantly, all of you have access to a computer with internet. You have to be, you’re viewing my site. Think about the wealth of information and knowledge you gain from using the internet! It really blows my mind.

If you were at the absolute bottom of the social-economy, it seems that everywhere you look, the world is that much more full. When you truly have nothing, and I mean nothing, then perhaps you can complain just a little (not too much, just a little haha).

So you know what, fug the crappy days. They’re fine by me…  take the crappy days like you would take the good ones; it could be worse! =)

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2 Responses

  1. SavingDiva

    July 25th, 2007 at 9:24 am

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    Great post! I’ll read it over and over again when I’m feeling depressed!

  2. Brip Blap

    July 25th, 2007 at 8:31 pm

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    I wish I had that attitude. My attitude is often “the glass is half empty….and leaking”. But you’re right - we’re already living in the most privileged .0001% of the world’s population, so on a given day there’s no much to be upset about. I talk to my wife’s dad and he tells me about immigrating to the US 11 years ago. Imagine being 50 years old with three kids and immigrating with nothing more than the clothes on your backs (they were refugees from the breakup of the Soviet Union). THAT’S a down day. My complaints that my clients don’t recognize the specialness of me don’t really measure up to that, so it helps restore my perspective.


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