{"id":132,"date":"2008-05-07T11:49:44","date_gmt":"2008-05-07T11:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/changeyourbody.wordpress.com\/?p=134"},"modified":"2008-05-07T11:49:44","modified_gmt":"2008-05-07T11:49:44","slug":"your-brain-on-optimism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2008\/05\/07\/your-brain-on-optimism\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Brain On Optimism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica;color:#000000;font-size:small;\"> Do you \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tremember that commercial, &#8220;This is your brain&#8221; and they showed an egg and then, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;This is your brain on drugs&#8221; and, if I remember correctly, it was an egg \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcracked open and hitting a frying pan? Well, I wonder what the portrayal would \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbe of a brain on optimism?<\/p>\n<p>It seems like \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twe are being constantly bombarded with bad news and negativity these days and I \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpersonally find it draining emotionally. People going into foreclosure with \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttheir homes, the jobless rate going up, a war dragging on and so many young \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tlives being lost or their bodies and souls being scarred for life. With money \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbeing in such short supply in this country and around the world, I found this \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theadline, &#8220;US Plan Sees Shiny Future For Green Zone&#8221;, particularly untimely. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe article goes on to say, &#8220;Forget the rocket attacks, concrete blast walls \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tand lack of a sewer system. Now try to imagine luxury hotels, a shopping center \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tand even condos in the heart of Baghdad. That&#8217;s all part of a five-year \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdevelopment &#8220;dream list&#8221;    or what some dub an improbable fantasy    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tto transform the U.S.-protected Green Zone from a walled fortress into a \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcenterpiece for Baghdad&#8217;s future. But the $5 billion plan has the backing of \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthe Pentagon and apparently the interest of some deep pockets in the world of \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tinternational hotels and development, the lead military liaison for the project \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttold The Associated Press.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I guess, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thowever, that we can&#8217;t worry about the things that we can&#8217;t control and can&#8217;t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdwell on the tragedies that are unfolding around us, because if we do all of \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tour lives will be miserable and I for one, would be totally unproductive and \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tadd to the problem.<\/p>\n<p>Instead I seek out \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthings to be optimistic about. Last night, for instance, Howtobefit.com met \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/weightloss.meetup.com\/830\/\">MeetUps.com<\/a> and I had the first \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tof my Sunday evening meetings to help people overcome their weight management \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tand fitness challenges. It was among the most most rewarding 90:00 that I have \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tever spent, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.milliondollarbody.com\/signup\/?type=coach&amp;MDB_SKU=MDINSCKK2&amp;username=howtobefit\">talking \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tabout what I do<\/a>, sharing it with other people and knowing in my heart that \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI am directly making a difference in changing people&#8217;s lives and, if fact, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tgiving them optimism.<\/p>\n<p>Helping other people \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thelped me to recharge my optimism and I hope that you can find a way to \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\trecharge your optimism, too. 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