How is your glass?

by divingfenix

Posted: 13 years ago 32 replies

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Ever questioned if you are a "glass half empty or a glass half full" kind of person?

If you're worried about paying your bills, your glass could definitely seem half empty. If you think you might get laid off your job, it could definitely feel half empty.

Does that mean it really IS?

Nope.

It's a choice we make - on how we see what's in the glass... CHOOSE to see it half full.

Know why?

MORE opportunities, more value, more joy. There's more of almost everything in "half full" than in "half empty."

It's easy to think "half empty". Bills piling up, spouse, kids or boss complaining, economy going to hell in a
hand-basket - and you're trying to make ends meet.

It's really easy to get sucked into the "half empty" mindset.

It's a choice we make - on how we see what's in the glass... CHOOSE to see it half full.

The more you see it empty, the EMPTIER it will be.

#glass #optimistic

XoC 13 years ago

I often see it as the half empty glass and in doing so I don't feel happy with my achievements and ultimately strive for more and more.

So in some cases it's not always a bad mentality, but seeing things as half full will probably make you happier in life.
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dennisdonahue Banned 13 years ago

GREAT SHARE!!!!!
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Joshua Morris

13 years ago

I know this is psychological debate, but i though i would chime in with some logic here (i know it dousnt apply, but just to get you thinking)

If your glass is being POURED... then its halfWAY full... as in, half full,
If its being emptied, then its halfway empty... as in, half empty.

if a half glass of water is just sitting there, then it depends what you want to do with it....... if your drinking it, then its half empty, if your filling it up, then its half full.

Now, taking what I just said into account, you can learn a valuable lesson.

If you are WORKING TOWARDS your goal... I.E filling up your glass... then it will be HALF FULL.
If you are working AGAINST your goal I.E empyting your glass, then it will be half empty.

So the trick is to always be working towards your goal, always be looking for fill up the glass more, and then it will always be half full

Lets get our glasses half full guys

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Bozander

13 years ago

Nice way of looking at it. Just from experience it does seem that those who are actively working on achieving their goals seem to have better "half-full" attitudes.

Bob K.

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Joshua Morris

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Bozander

Nice way of looking at it. Just from experience it does seem that those who are actively working on achieving their goals seem to have better "half-full" attitudes.

Bob K.

I agree... i used to think it dousnt matter, but it really does.

like i said, if someone is emptying a glass, its half empty... if you are filling it up, then its half full...

make sure your always filling your glass

(metaphorically speaking lol)

Josh..

oh, and be careful you dont spill it!

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jonatan 13 years ago

It is so true what you say.. Thanks for sharing your half-full glass!
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- Joshua Morris 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Naren Shayc
  
  Take your half full glass, and pour it into a smaller glass ...boom - you instantly have a full glass ;-)
  
  very interesting lesson to learn from this...
  
  if you are trying too hard, and can still only get your glass half full, then your goals are too big..
  
  Try a smaller cup (smaller goals) and you will fill it or even over fill it
  
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BizBoost 13 years ago

Ok, so what if you're pouring into your glass and it was full but it had a crack in it about half way down. Is your glass half empty, half full or in need of a master glassman who can fix it?
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hitmobi 13 years ago

I think most of us want our glass to be half full, however it seems that it's always easier to assume it's half empty.
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- Joshua Morris 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by hitmobi
  
  I think most of us want our glass to be half full, however it seems that it's always easier to assume it's half empty.
  
  I diagree, you dont judge the size of objects by thier lack of being.
  
  you dont judge a donut based on the size of the hole
  
  you dont judge a chocolate bar based on the air inside the bubbles..
  
  so dont take a half full glass of water, as half empty...
  
  Josh M
  
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BizBoost 13 years ago

Has anyone figured out yet that none of this really matters? Platitudes are a fair substitute for understanding but they just can't replace the real thing. If you're a pessimist, then you'll be more successful with your glass half empty. If you're an optimist, then you'll be more successful with your glass half full. And if you're somewhere in the very middle then you're either enlightened or extremely confused and wondering how you got there.

Any questions, drop me a line.
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Kaysa 13 years ago

Yes I always try to see it half full. That's the Law of Attention working, what you focus on, that's what you'll get.

Seeing it half full you will focus on the joy, and grattitude of the good things of your life.
So you will get more of these good things. No negative mind can see it half full, just half empty.
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krtinberg 13 years ago

Good post! I've always been more a half glass full type of person although like anyone sometimes it can be difficult.
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FrankoDharia 13 years ago

Completely empty always.
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Robert Michael 13 years ago

Definitely a half-full kind of guy.

If you surround yourself with negative thoughts, negative attitudes, negative people.. then your results will be, well.. negative.

lol
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melltonroper 13 years ago

Still empty, somebody wants to help!
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Dex88 13 years ago

It's always half full.... but there are days when it's half empty and I can't sleep at night
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marcusalphaeus 13 years ago

Half empty or half full, let not the state of our cups determine us, lift up our cups, be it half empty or half full and cheers with the right spirit
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stopper 13 years ago

It has been half empty for a longtime now, I hope very soon it will be have full
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Kenny007 13 years ago

Natural tendecy is to see it half empty, now that I have continued reading motivational, self help books, I have started see other side of it. I think you train the mind to look at it from different irrespective...
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netdev 13 years ago

Great point. I rarely use the "glass half empty or half full mentality" but I like to believe mine is half full. Why? Because you have to have something that works. So saying it's half full is what I agree with. Saying it's half empty means you aren't doing something right. That's how I see it anyways.
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- footbag_man 13 years ago
  
  wel its your thought how will you defend it but its true its half empty....
  
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younggeorge 13 years ago

great point !!!!drummer
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- Joshua Morris 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by younggeorge
  
  great point !!!!drummer
  
  lol, yeah i love this discussion... it gets me every time!
  
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JimRohades 13 years ago

If you see it in a "half full" perception it means that you are already fulfilled. Sometimes I just look into "half full" side as my determination to survive and fill it up.
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HorseStall 13 years ago

It is simply a classic explanation of optimism vs pessimism. Depending on your personality you will perceive the glass half full or half empty.
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- Joshua Morris 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by HorseStall
  
  It is simply a classic explanation of optimism vs pessimism. Depending on your personality you will perceive the glass half full or half empty.
  
  my cup is completely empty.... and im thirsty
  
  lol
  
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  Robert Michael 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by drummer05
  
  my cup is completely empty.... and im thirsty
  
  lol
  
  Better fill it up then!
  
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  Joshua Morris 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Whos That Guru
  
  Better fill it up then!
  
  metaphorically speaking right??? cos im really thirsty....metaphorically lol haha
  
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  Robert Michael 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by drummer05
  
  metaphorically speaking right??? cos im really thirsty....metaphorically lol haha
  
  of course!
  
  unless you're thirsty for real, then you really should fill up a glass and get somethin to drink
  
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w@rrior 13 years ago

It's always half full for me, but there are days when it's half empty
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- maile15 13 years ago
  
  My glass is always half full, if you have a half empty one you will see that there is always a Problem and thats why forget it!
  
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