Hey Randy, such great reminders of the power of thinking mindsets. When it comes to "happy people think differently than depressed people" I wonder how much is nature versus nurture versus intention/choice. I am definitely in the Happy People camp. I don't mentally beat myself up. I operate on a personal philosophy I call ASSERTIVE OPTIMISM. Definitely a unicorn. I wonder if that's 100% me and my choices or if that's just part of it and other parts are due to who I am or the nurturing experiences I've had. Perhaps that doesn't matter and we are all responsible for making choices.
Hey Randy, such great reminders of the power of thinking mindsets. When it comes to "happy people think differently than depressed people" I wonder how much is nature versus nurture versus intention/choice. I am definitely in the Happy People camp. I don't mentally beat myself up. I operate on a personal philosophy I call ASSERTIVE OPTIMISM. Definitely a unicorn. I wonder if that's 100% me and my choices or if that's just part of it and other parts are due to who I am or the nurturing experiences I've had. Perhaps that doesn't matter and we are all responsible for making choices.
Interesting question. I believe for sure there are some DNA driven physical elements. And I believe we also still have a huge ability to modify them.