Here are three tips I follow to maintain a positive attitude:

1. Understand that failure is an event, and not a person. We all stumble, we all fall. If you get back up and start anew your attitude will swing positive quickly.

2. Become a lifetime, or better yet a perpetual, student. If you always learning something your always moving forward and that does wonders for your attitude. And it doesn't have to be purely scholastic in nature - it can be anything your passionate about. Flower arranging, publish speaking, calculus, scrapbooking, religion - anything. Enroll in 'Transit University.' Use MP3s and CDs to learn while your driving, mowing, running etc, turn yoru down time into positive & learning time.

3. Read something informational or inspirational every day. News and society generaly will be pumping negatives into your head - its up to you to pump in the positives. So, start the day and end the day with positive input into your mind. Inspirational messages cause the brain to flood with dopamine and norepinephrine, the energizing neurotransmitters; with endorphins, the endurance neurotransmitters; and with serotonin, the feel-good-about-yourself neurotransmitter. Begin and end the day by reading/listening to something positive.

I have come to the conclusion, that nothing in this world is that serious. Nothing! I'm the person that's laughing, while the other person is always freaking out, when the car breaks down. They're freaking out, why? Becaus they'll have to walk? Because they'll have to fix it? What is the point of getting so upset about it? First of all, it happens to everyone. Secondly, I don't have time to sweat the little things. I enjoy being a happy person, and I let nothing come in the way of that. Just do good, be happy, and enjoy your time with your loved ones.

I try to remember that no matter how bad it is, someone else out there has it worse. My house isn't huge, but it keeps me warm and I worked hard for it. My kids drive me crazy, but they are healthy. I think of parents without a home for their children or parents who lost their children and I appreciate what I have.

I think all the news has to be taken in spurts. If you leave it on all day, or check it out online all day you'll drive yourself crazy. I limit myself to one nightly newscast, and then call it good. Otherwise I wouldn't be able to move on and think about happier things.

I can't say because I haven't stayed positive to myself, I have been a little depressed lately and I am scared that I won't make it in a career in this world, I am only a college student and I feel like that the world is crumbling slowly and that eventually there will be no source of income for us younger kids who are going to school to get someone in the future. I don't know what to say to this topic.

I think gratitude for what we do have, as others have said, is really important in keeping a positive attitude. Some find it helpful to make a gratitude list first thing in the morning to set the tone for the day, even if you begin with the smallest thing, like the sun is shining today. After that you many find your list snowballing. The other thing is to help others, even if it is just a kind word in a store or a smile to someone on the street. It always matters, and can help you, too.

It's easy to stay positive, if you remember that nothing lasts forever. Even when it seems like your world is on a downward spiral you'll never escape from, it does get better! Above all, keep busy. When you're doing small (or big) things all day long until you go to sleep, you're not focused on the small anxieties that can plague you. Always appreciate the small things. Maybe it's raining outside, and you just fell in a puddle, and you forgot your umbrella- but hey, you're alive! You still have a roof over your head to go home to, and not everyone does. Sometimes looking at the bigger picture outside your inner world, is a big helper.

I keep upbeat by putting myself in positive situations, hanging around positive people, and tuning out the news. They are all important for me, but the last one especially so. Think of it this way - besides the sports page, most news centers on failures of one kind or another (and even the sports page highlights failures for somebody). Why create that anxiety for yourself? If you are a news junkie and have to get your fix, just remember "this too shall pass."

I admit that I am not always positive. However, if I concentrate on tasks I don't have a lot of time to think about it. I also use my sense of humor to amuse myself or to make myself feel better. Sometimes, I take myself out to eat at meal time and buy myself a special treat on a bad day.

Take time to relax and do something I enjoy. Remember those who depend on me but think of all they joy they give me and why I do it. I try to remember all the good about those who have passed and know they are out there somewhere.

i saty postive by looking at the world as a clock work system. everything in motion is just cause and affect. we dont get upset when gravity pulls a ball to the earth, so i dont get upset when peopale to stupid things. for they are mearly reacting to causes i cant see

It's not easy to stay positive, that's for sure! I have a hard time with this also, especially with a baby on the way and the several financial worries that come with it. But I try to think of all the good things I have in my life, instead of dwelling on the bad things, or the things that aren't going right. I try to remember that my husband and I are healthy, my pregnancy is going well and so far baby is healthy, we both have jobs. So try to think about the good things, the things you have been blessed with that others don't have. And I agree with surrounding yourself with family and friends. Nothing lightens your mood and views better than being with those you love.

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One way that helps keep me on track and think positively is my daughter. Anytime that I'm feeling down, I can look at her and spend time with her. When I do this, I know that she will be the next generation coming so I know things will be better for her because I will make sure they are better for her. I am preparing already for a college fund for her and she's only 3. I will make sure that her life goes a little bit easier than mine.