Attitude
" Could the consequence of goodness be anything but good "
(al-Qur'an Surah 55)
"Good consideration is part of good worship"
(Hadith)
Empowerment begins with seeing the possibilities not just the problems. Empowerment means changing our perspective on ourselves and on the world we live in. The thoughts we hold in our mind over time become our attitudes and these attitudes become the blueprint of our experiences in life. Success often emanates from having a positive attitude, applying motivational principles in one's daily life and being the best that one can be.
Attitudes are ...
- emotional responses to situations, people or ideas; encompassing the things one does that outwardly reflects one's mood, feelings and beliefs
- the object of an attitude is to exhibit or display one's internal feeling and directly influences one's behavior
- mental tones and outward expressions of one's thoughts and feelings that affect how we act or react and invariably influences how others react to us
- often pre-existing biases or prejudices that manifest itself in one's relationship with others
- indications of one's approach to daily life
Attitude affects life ...
- people with a positive attitudes rise above their circumstances, while people with negative attitudes remain victims of circumstances. [story of Imam Ibn Taymiyyah].
- attitudes are reflections of our selves in the mirror of life [story of 'Isa (Jesus) pbuh.]
- if one's thoughts, opinions and words are pessimistic, defeatist, suspicious, ever critical
and hostile then one's attitude is certainly negative.
- if the only tool one has is a hammer, one tends to treat everything else like a nail.
- if you really want to do something you can find a way, if you don't want to do it you'll find an excuse.
- Don't let negativity disrupt the possibility of a positive attitude.
- remember that one can choose to be either positive or negative; you can't be both at the same time. Be positive.
- if you think you can, you are right; if you think you can't, you are right.
Thought of the Day
A positive attitude is contagious, don't wait to catch it from others; be a carrier and pass
it on. Positivity, like knowledge; when shared, is not halved but doubled.