Half Full? Or Half Empty?

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Here's a great quote I read this morning:
Stop asking if the glass is half full or half empty. Instead, ask, "What's in it? How did it get there? What can I do with it?"
~ David Kaufman

So true! We seem always to be checking our 'happiness-meter' rather than getting on with life, ceasing every opportunity to learn, examining our choices and then just living the best life we can!



11 comments:

Indrajit Sensarma said...

Just wanted to share same kind of quote by Huang-Po:
The foolish reject what they see, not
what they think; the wise reject what
they think, not what they see.

Vidya Sury said...

Reminds me of the Time-Management example experiment :-) "Is the jar full"? It is over at my blog >:-)

cheerio

Vidya

tricia said...

Great quote. Thanks for sharing.

Indyeah said...

ah! though I am a glass full kind of person and yet I do wonder at times about the happiness meter:))

I am trying to control the habit now:)
but its hard not to constantly worry abut a dozen different things..all at once:)

Ricky said...

Interesting !!

Celticspirit said...

I never think about whether it's half empty or half full. It just IS.

LBJirel said...

Somebody has recently told me the same thing. Personally, I think we should try to be half full glass kind of person. However, as you have said, it's not good to check every time whether you are happy or not.

Basically, it depends on our view on anything. Said that, it sometime becomes hard to be positive and stay happy in some conditions like death of our near ones but still rather than becoming unhappy, we can maintain positivity by focusing our attention on good days we had for example.

Inspiring post!

sm said...

just pic has said everything
excellent post

Anonymous Drifter said...

Great post! Thanks for stopping by my blog and letting me know you're back .. I'm so glad the surgery went well.

Vic said...

You always have such interesting and unique posts. It makes me smile. I hope the weather isn't too hot for you. haha. Our weather has kind of been in and out.

Corinne Rodrigues said...

@Indrajit - Thanks for the quote.

@ Vidya - Yes - lovely story.

@ Tricia - Welcome, Tricia.

@ Indyeah - You certainly come across as a full glass (and bubbling over!) kind of person.:)

@ Celtic Spirit - That's another wonderful way of looking at it - reality!

@ LBJirel - Thanks...your blog is always spreading positivity!

@ sm - Glad you liked it

@ Anonymous Drifter- Thank you so much. You've been in my prayers too.

@ Vic - It's rainy here now - I'm glad to bring a smile to you - you bring inspiration to so many of us with your ability to be so positive in the midst of pain.