Is your glass half empty? Is your glass half full? This is an analogy to determine if you look on the bright side of things. What if your glass is empty. What if it is filled to the brim. Does it matter what you put in your glass. I have always imagined that these glasses have water in them. I do not know why, because you could half fill them with anything, and it would contain the same amount.
  However, it is not really about the glass or even what is in it. It is about your attitude toward the glass and its contents. Are you grateful for the half-filled glass or are you upset that your neighbor’s glass is half-filled with something you perceive as better than what is in your half-filled glass. Do you want to trade your half-filled glass? Do you want to earn what is in your glass, or would you prefer to have someone else provide to you what goes in there.
  When you are looking at your glass, you are looking at your life. No one else’s glass really matters unless he helps to improve your glass in some way. I feel that having a positive attitude always improves your glass outlook.
  Three year ago, my granddaughter suffered a serious brain trauma. She was hospitalized for a few weeks and everyone thought she was going to die. I constantly received evil reports of her soon demise. No one wants to watch a loved one, especially a child, die. I went to see her on the third day, and she was not my granddaughter. She was a shell of herself and the light was gone from her eyes. I prayed to my heavenly Father for the best for my granddaughter and had full assurance that she not only would be healed, but that she would have a full recovery.
  I had a positive attitude in this grave situation even though I continued to receive ill reports that would shake my faith in my granddaughter’s healing. I would visit and pray and shore up my attitude. I did finally ask everyone not to tell me anything else negative about the situation and that she was going to be fine. That was three years ago. My granddaughter has made a full physical recovery with no permanent physical damage. She is still working on the mental recovery.
  Watching a young, vibrant, courageous, self-assured, determined and “I can do anything” person change into an afraid, helpless and “I cannot do it” person is hard. We play argued recently about which of us is the better-looking person. She made excellent arguments on why it was her. This is a big deal to me—watching her confidence and assurance return. If you met her today, you would not know that she had ever been sick. She has some things to improve on, but we all do.
  I am grateful for my granddaughter’s recovery. My attitude definitely helped me during this time. I hope it helped others.
  How would I feel if my granddaughter had not recovered? I hope my attitude would be that everything works out for the best and that I would have gone on to live my life grateful for the gift of her in my life. You really have to look for and appreciate the blessings in your life. And, by the way, I do not have a half-filled glass that represents my life. I have a cup and it overflows everyday with blessings from my God