I Need a Couple More Glasses

At time people get consumed by the feeling that their glass doesn't quite have enough in it. You have all heard the analogy of the glass being half empty verses the glass being half full. I propose that both analogies are in error. I propose that our glasses are overflowing. At this point you may say that yes my glass is overflowing with bad things. You need to shift your focus to the good things that your glass is overflowing with. If you are unsure of just how to shift your mental focus to concentrate on good things rather than bad, a good place to start is with a gratitude list or lists. Gratitude list are places where you can write about things you are grateful for, moments of good fortune, or good feelings that come your way. If you are a person that always feels money is going away from you then make a gratitude list for all the money you receive. Write down all times when money comes to you. Even if it is only a penny found on the street. You will be surprised at how fast you fill up that list. If you are The Rodney Dangerfield of your family and feel that you get no respect, a good list for you to make would be one about the positive qualities of members of your family and things that they have done nice for you in the past. After you have done this start a list for they nice things that your family does for you on a daily basis, even simple things like having you over for dinner even if the dinner itself didn't g over too well. This list will begin to fill up very fast as well. If you are a person that does not like you job you can also make a list about the things that you do like about your job. Making that list does not imply that you will need to stay at that job forever. What it will do is shift your focus to make yourself feel better until something more desirable comes along. When you begin to write down things that you like, such as working good hours, or at a convenient location, in regards to your present position you will be surprised to find just how fast this list fills up as well. As you begin to think about the good things that new focus will start to draw better situations at your current position and in the long run create a life of you liking.
Everyone has some sort of trauma from their childhood. These traumas that were caused by parents, other authority figures, siblings, a classmate, or playmates, and can haunt a person into the grave. However, making a list of all of the good experiences of your childhood can ease a great deal of that trauma. If that trauma is something that has given you the need for therapy, either continue with that therapy or seek it out. While you are doing that also make your list of the good times of childhood and maintain your mental focus on those times to aid in your recovery. Even those with horrible childhoods have some pleasant times to remember. The more you write down on your list of positive childhood memories the more you will remember. This will help in your healing process.
You may be a person that thinks you lead a boring life. If so you can start a list of experiences that you have that you enjoy. As you begin to make this list you will begin to find that your live is full or wonderful experiences and you will begin to have more of them. Your list of exciting life experiences will grow as quickly as any of these others lists. Make sure that what you focus on are the types of experiences that you wish to have more of. The more you focus on any type of experience the more that type of experience will be drawn to you.

If your romantic relationship seems lackluster it might be a good idea to create a list about all of the good experience you have had in the past and those times in the present that are more of what you desire. Make a list the concentrates on the good qualities of your partner and all of the great times that you experience with your partner. As you focus on those qualities and times they will increase and you will begin to notice more and more. Your attitude will begin to change and that will build more attraction chemistry between the two of you as a result. Barring extreme circumstances, one person in a relationship having a positive attitude can bring the other into alignment with the positive.
At times you may not have the benefit of making an actual list. For example, if you are out at a resturant or on holiday and a few things begin to go wrong. If you wish to save the day and shift focus so that the rest of the time is enjoyable begin to make a mental list of everything you are experiencing that is positive or to your liking. No need to let a bad glitch snowball into a complete blizzard.

By making these lists either on paper or in your mind you can go from being a person who sees the glass half full heading toward empty to becoming a person you sees their glass of positive experiences as being overflowing and in need of a few more glasses to hold all of the positive experiences. Once you begin to do that you will need to go to the sundry store in your mind and buy up all the glasses, put in an order for even more that will all be filled to overflowing.