Quotes About Positivity

Friends, I was pretty sure, lift their friends up; they don't weigh them down like a sack full of stones

miserable of all conditions in this world: that we may always find in it something to comfort ourselves from, and

Upon the whole, here was an undoubted testimony that there was scarce any condition in the world so miserable but there was something negative or something positive to be thankful for in it; and let this stand as a direction from the experience of the most miserable of all conditions in this world: that we may always find in it something to comfort ourselves from, and to set, in the description of good and evil, on the credit side of the account.

I learned to look more upon the bright side of my condition, and less upon the dark side, and to consider what I enjoyed rather than what I wanted; and this gave me sometimes such secret comforts, that I cannot express them;

In the calculus of the heart it is the ratio of positive to negative emotions that determines the sense of well- being.

The positive lens keeps the joy in practice and learning - the reason even the most seasoned athletes and performers still enjoy rehearsing their moves. You need the negative focus to survive, but a positive one to thrive. You need both, but in the right ratio.

You need the negative focus to survive, but a positive one to thrive

la gente que prospera en la vida (que tiene relaciones positivas y un trabajo gratificante, que considera que su existencia tiene sentido) experimenta al menos tres acontecimientos emocionales positivos por cada uno negativo.

Optimism, like hope, means having a strong expectation that, in general, things will turn out all right in life, despite setbacks and frustrations.

Si hay menos mal humor en las altas esferas, también lo habrá en el resto del escalafón.

optimism is an attitude that buffers people against falling into apathy, hopelessness, or depression in the face of tough going.

Un estudio de la Escuela de Dirección de Empresas de la Universidad de Yale descubrió que en los grupos de trabajo la alegría y la cordialidad son lo que se transmite con más rapidez, mientras que la irritabilidad es menos contagiosa y la depresión prácticamente no se propaga

The more everyday mindfulness, the greater the subjective boost in well-being.

los remedios más poderosos para acabar con el enfado consiste en volver a encuadrar la situación en un marco más positivo.

When people feel good, they work at their best. Feeling good lubricates mental efficiency, making people better at understanding information and using decision rules in complex judgments, as well as more flexible in their thinking.38

Why is there mean, when there are better things than mean, love particularly?

Recent research in social psychology has shown that happy people are not people who have more; rather, they are people who are happy with what they already have. Happy people engage in satisficing all of the time, even if they don't know it.

Blessed are those who do whatever they can wherever they are, for no one is devoid of resources or opportunities.

I think what you're groping for is that people need more than to feel scolded, more than to be made to feel stupid and guilty. They need more than a vision of doom. They need a vision of the world and of themselves that inspires them.

I think what you're groping for is that people need more than to be scolded, more than to be made to feel stupid and guilty. They need more than a vision of doom. They need a vision of the world and of themselves that inspires them.

Sometimes the butterflies were there just to make you queasy; sometimes the butterflies were there to let you know that something good was on its way

True beauty is the flame of self-confidence that shines from the inside out.

I think confidence is a true form of beauty.

Self-confidence is the foundation of all great success and achievement.