Reframing

I keep this picture in my work space to remind me that there are many ways to look at things. Just like the classic half empty/half full argument - it’s all about how you see it.

Science tells us (and my personal experience backs it up) that thinking positively has a good effect on our health. The film “Patch Adams” is based on the real life doctor of the same name who introduced fun and laugher to hospital wards knowing that happy people got better quicker. Conversely of course thinking negatively will have a bad effect on health.

A large study called “The Immune System - Influence of Aging, Psychosocial Factors and Physical Activity” found that when healthy people continually thought negative thoughts (known as rumination) the number of blood cells that fight infection were reduced. This effect was much greater in older people and those who were already ill.

So let’s start seeing the glass as half full; seeing things in a more positive light. This is called reframing.

I’ve often been accused of being anal or too particular because I like to have things right and just so. This may frustrate my more laid back family (who think I’m weird), but is a positive boon when it comes to locating that one tiny little error on a spreadsheet that stops all the sums from adding up which no one else can spot. And for that same behaviour, my colleagues just love me!

 So I’ve decided I’m not (the very negative sounding!) “picky” - I’m THOROUGH. And that’s what I’m sticking with

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