I try to always look to the bright side if I’m in a challenging situation, but all too often I still jump to an anger-reaction first (with much swearing involved!..) before settling into the thought that it’s not the situation that is the problem, so much as MY reaction to it.

To be able to teach kids from the start to react in a more positive fashion to new challenges & arming them with an empowering vocabulary, will help to curb many of the self-esteem & peer pressure problems that arise in their lives. Excellent post!
.-= Mel Smith´s last blog ..Sean Rasmussen – Inspirational Aussie Internet Marketer =-.

I loved this about Mr Spok. I think the words we use have incredible power. We can change the way we feel about something just by changing the words we use to describe it.

This ‘newfeeling’ post is one of my absolute favourites.
.-= Jazz Salinger´s last blog ..Sean Rasmussen – Aussie Internet Marketer Making a Difference =-.

I love your saying. I’m really going to have to work at it though. I can’t say that it’ll come naturally for me right now, but maybe one day soon.

Words are so powerful. I work really hard at changing negative words into positive ones. Also, I try to use words that minimise the power of certain words. Some words just seem to inflame feelings and others calm them down.

I think it’s just a matter of playing with different ways of saying and thinking things until you find what really works for you.
.-= Jazz Salinger´s last blog ..Finding Your Passion =-.