It is not a person or situation that affects your life; it is the meaning you give to that person or situation, which influences your emotions and actions. Your choice is to change the meaning you gave it or to change your response, in order to create the outcome you want.

~ Shannon L. Alder

Shannon L. Alder Affect Agressive Bad Perception Bad Situations Change Come Competition Don T Fight Don T Pursue Dreams Ego Emotions Fight Freedom Go Good Perception Good Situations Growth Happiness Hard Questions Intuition Joy Lack Of Intuition Leave Losing Love Meanings Meanings We Give People Meanings We Give Situations Negative Emotions Negative Outlook No Trust Outcomes Outlook Passive Person Perspective Positive Emotions Positive Outlook Pursue Saddness Sentiments Signs Situation Slavery Stay Symbolism Trust What It Means To You Winning Wrong Perception

Positive emotions and mental states may make people more resilient to stress, like sturdy tree branches that bend but don’t break when battered by a storm

~ Melanie Greenberg

Melanie Greenberg Positive Emotions Stress