A persons attitude can be so easily changed. A few examples of some events that easily change a person's attitude are small comments other people make, the attitude of another person, a ball game, a grade, and many other events. For most people (teenagers especially) keeping a good, positive attitude can be difficult.
On most mornings, I start out in a good mood. I get up before anyone else in my family so that I can get ready without interruptions. When my sisters or my mother get up and they do not bother me, I remain in a good mood. But if they start questioning me about random topics or homework that they should have done the night before, my attitude changes swiftly. Or if they wake up on the wrong side of the bed, my good mood fades and a very snotty, teenage attitude takes its place.
Attitudes do not always change just in the mornings. They are changing all the time! I can arrive at school with a great attitude but then get to my first class and hear a rumor that has been going around about me or one of my friends and my attitude is immediately changed from good to bad. First period does not even have to be the class that I hear this rumor and get a major mood swing. This could happen at lunch, last period, or even after school.
Mood swings do not even have to go from good to bad. They can also go from bad to good. On the Saturday morning after a big loss for the Pioneers at a Friday Night Football Game, I wake up in an awful mood. I snap at my mom and sisters all morning because I am upset about losing. Later on a friend calls me and tells me a crazy story that makes me laugh. This little laugh changes my mood for the rest of the day and I have a better attitude towards everyone.
People should maintain a positive attitude every day and not let the small events ruin their moods. Here are some words of encouragement to get and stay in a good mood.
1. If you are in a good mood and you hear a rumor about you or someone makes a rude comment to you, ignore them!! Once people see that the rumors or the comments do not phase you, they will move on from you and stop bothering you.
2. If a person around you has a really bad attitude, do not copy them and get one too. Instead try to cheer that person up! If he or she refuses to get happy, move away from that person and go hang out with people that are in a better mood.
3. If a game goes bad, do not let that put you in a bad mood. Just think "Hey there is always next week!" or if that was the last game of the season, "There is always next year!" Just because that game went bad does not mean that the world is going to end.
4. If you wake up on the wrong side of the bed and start the day in a bad mood, find something or someone that makes you happy and start the day over!
Have a good day and keep a positive attitude!!
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