http://positivetranceformations.com.au/blog/just-be-thankful/ Being grateful for things is a great way of having a positive and optimistic outlook on life. Having a positive frame of mind is a good way of avoiding problems like depression and anxiety. A quiz helps you find how well you are going so far in having a grateful attitude, covering things like your reaction to being stuck in traffic, bad weather when you wanted to go for a run and other common setbacks that most of us face in life.

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2. Being positive and having a good
attitude goes a long way to avoiding
problems with anxiety and depression.

3. Sure, sometimes there is a medical or
physical reason behind these mental
problems, but a lot of times, it’s all
down to the mind and to the way
that you think.

4. Often, the mind does need re-training
(which is one of the things that
hypnotherapy aims to do) to see the
world through glasses that see glasses
as being half full rather than half empty.

5. Gratitude is one of the things that
helps you stay positive: turning your
mind onto what’s going right in the
world rather than what’s wrong with it
usually does.

6. If you have a grateful attitude, then
you’re more likely to stay cheerful no
matter what your circumstances.

8. The reverse is also true:
you can find people who live in cushy
circumstances who are always
miserable in spite of what they have
because they focus on all the things
that don’t go right.

9. Cultivating an “attitude of gratitude” is
something that takes time, especially if
you have had a habit of complaining
and focusing on the negative in the
past.

10. Try this little quiz to see how your
attitude rates.

11. Q1: It’s Monday and you really
don’t feel like going to work thanks
to a bad cold that isn’t quite bad
enough for take the day off. What is
your response?

12. A: Cram in a few aspirins to get through the
day and look forward to collapsing at home
once the day’s over. At least you have a
job…
B: Feel sorry for yourself but promise
yourself a bit of a treat at lunchtime as a
way of cheering yourself up.
C: Grumble about it and drag yourself to
work cursing your luck.

13. Q2: You notice that you’ve been
putting on a bit of weight lately.
How do you respond?

14. A: Well, you’ve got an excuse to go clothes
shopping now, haven’t you?
B: Shrug it off as an inevitable result of too
much partying.
C: Get angry at yourself and resolve to have
no pudding for the next month as well as
making sure that you hit the gym daily.

15. Q3: Christmas is looming and you’re
going to be hosting the family
dinner. You haven’t bought any
presents yet. Your response?

16. A: Look forward to spending time with your
family.
B: Panic a bit and make lists of everything
you have do to and who you have to buy
presents for.
C: Sympathise with Scrooge and the Grinch
and wonder why you ever volunteered to
host the do.You vow never to do so again.

17. Q4: It’s Saturday and it looks like a
tornado has hit the inside of the
house. You had hoped to go out to
watch a sports match in the
morning. What do you do?

18. A: Put on some music and get stuck in – it isn’t
that much to do and then you’ve to the match to
look forward to.
B: Do the main things and then go off to the
match, although you know that the work
awaiting you will nag at your mind while you’re
watching.
C: Grumble as you begin to tidy up – and you
won’t be surprised if the job takes so long that
you end up missing the start of the match.

19. Q5: A friend phones you up needing
help for the third time this month.
You agree to help him/her but how
do you respond inside?

20. A: Feel flattered that your friend trusts you
and relies on you so much – you must be
doing something right.
B: Wonder what on earth’s up with this
friend to make him/her so disaster-prone.
C: Wonder if you have “doormat” tattooed
on your forehead – you’re being taken
advantage of again.

21. Q6: Your daughter has beautiful long
hair and she’s woken up with it all
matted and tangled. What action do
you take?

22. A: Make her have a shower and put conditioner
through her hair, which will make her hair glossy
as well as easier to tangle – it looks so pretty
when it’s groomed.
B: Roll your eyes and get on with the job of
brushing and combing – or make her do it
herself.
C: Make a booking with the hairdresser for that
afternoon – you’re not putting up with this any
longer.

23. Q7:The traffic’s heavy and you’re
slowed to a crawl on the way home.
How do you respond?

24. A: Turn up the radio and sing along, as well
as taking some time for a few deep
breathing exercises and the like.
B: The next time you come to a standstill,
you use your cellphone to text your family
to say that you’ll be late home.
C: Feel your blood pressure rising and think
up insults to call all your fellow drivers, even
if you never actually say them.

25. Q8: Your significant other is going to
be away for the weekend. You know
that you’ll miss him/her but how else
do you feel?

26. A:You look forward to getting the bed to
yourself and eating all those things that you
love but he/she doesn’t.
B: Distract yourself from missing him/her by
going out with your friends and reading
books.
C: Wonder why on earth you’ve been stuck
at home doing all the chores again and hope
like mad that he/she doesn’t play around
while they’re away.

27. Q9: You had planned on going out
for a run this morning but it’s
pouring with rain. What do you do
next?

28. A: Go for the run anyway – it’s fun having
the path to yourself and letting yourself
stamp in puddles like a child again.You’re
going to get changed later, so getting wet
doesn’t matter.
B: Shudder and decide to work out indoors
and/or just skip exercise for today.
C: Roll your eyes and wonder how much
flab you’re going to put on during the wet
season this year.

29. Q10: Which of the following would
you be most likely to choose as a
bumper sticker or a T-shirt slogan.

30. A: Every cloud has a silver lining.
B: This too shall pass.
C: Life’s a bitch and then you die.

31. Your score:
Mostly As:
Your friends probably call you
Pollyanna.You don’t need any help
learning to be more grateful.You could
probably teach the rest of us a few
things about having a good positive
attitude.

32. Mostly Bs:
Your responses are typical for most
people.You can improve your attitude
by choosing to focus on the positive
things rather than the negative. How
about starting a journal or diary and
listing all the things that you’re grateful
for in one day – six is a good number
to start with for you.

33. Mostly Cs:
You might need a bit of help to get that chip
off your shoulder. It’s going to start hurting
you physically as well as affecting your
relationships and your mood. Start small:
write down one thing that’s gone right or
that you’ve enjoyed or that you’re glad you
have every day. Just one. Other things may
spring to mind. Want to write down more?
Go ahead!

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