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Your attitude -- You have the ability to change anything in your life. If it's a relationship, work, or finances and your feeling depressed, try changing your attitude.

You take the first step. Smile and be happy. Don't let other people get the best of you. Make changes for yourself. Other people will have no choice but to acknowledge the change. Maybe they're unhappy. Forget about what was said or happened.  If it wasn't really that big of a deal, move on with a smile.

The mind is the key to everything.  When you're sad or happy you feel a physical change in your body. For example, when you win a game you're pumped.  Your mind reacts to the change. When you're happy, your body isn't tired. You're in a good state. A healthy state. As long as this state is in moderation.

How much energy does it take to be unhappy? No doubt you've heard the saying "it takes less muscles to smile than it does to frown". Same goes for being unhappy. Your body goes through a change. You might not feel hungry or you're so hungry you eat and eat. Your body is reacting to the state of mind you're in, and we know what happens then -- over a period of time you will either gain weight or lose it. I know you're thinking.... "Loss of weight? that's great!"  Yes, it would be if you were going about it in a healthy way, and taking care, eating right and so on, but not necessarily in this state of mind. Be kind to your body and yourself. Be happy!

"Change?", you might be thinking, "why should I change?  I'm not the one who should change.  I didn't do anything wrong."  But in fact you are the one in the wrong by allowing others to have control over your emotions.  You need to get yourself out of the unhealthy state of mind. Think happy thoughts and move on.

Issues might not be resolved, but you can't resolve anything in an unhealthy state of mind. You're just spinning the wheels and going nowhere. Wait and get yourself in a neutral state and stay there, then resolve the issue.

In general, people have good reactions to positive people. In some cases, people feel better around a happy person. They are feeding off the good energy from that person. This can be both good and bad. Why? Well, the person feeding off the good isn't feeding themselves, and only feels better around that person. This kind of person needs to practice feeding themselves with happy and good thoughts. The person who is giving the good energy needs to be careful. This kind of person can be so giving that others could actually steal their energy. If you have good energy, help others to feed themselves and to not be fed by you every time. You'll both feel better.

Attitude can make a difference. Just try. Ask yourself, "what can I do make this situation a positive experience?"  Here are some questions to ask yourself.

1. Who's involved and how are they expecting me to act? (Most likely they expect a negative reaction so they use it to their advantage, exposing you, not thinking you can change this.)

2. What can I do to change this situation in my favor? (This may mean swallowing some pride and apologizing).

3. Do I want to make this change, and be sincere and have a positive attitude? 

4. Who can I go to for help? Why would they want to help me?

5. Can I really change my attitude?

6. Can I pay it forward? (This will just give you good Karma).

I hope this has given you food for thought, and may there be lots of happy days ahead.

If you think you're suffering from depression, seek medical attention from your doctor. Be pro-active. It's your life. Live it.