The white-haired woman sitting on her walker seat talking to a younger woman who is resting on the arm of a chair.  Her friend?  Her daughter?

The woman accompanied by a couple.  They requested a wheelchair to take her back for her appointment.  Was she here because she couldn’t walk, or was it for a different issue?

The man in camouflage pants just standing in front of a chair.  Truly military – or were the pants just for fashion?  It appeared to be the latter.  Was he waiting for a family member or was he the patient?

So many questions flowed through my mind as I noticed the people in the waiting area.  I was there for x-rays of my foot following a fall.  This was not a serious situation for me, for which I felt extremely grateful.  But what about all these other people?

What do you see when you look at others?  Whether or not we know them personally, we are likely to notice the negative qualities in other people.  Scientists call this the “negativity bias” of the brain.  This tendency can cause us to feel that we are surrounded by bad which results in feelings of unsafety and lack of support.  Our thoughts create our feelings, our feelings create our actions and our actions create our results.  If we feel unsupported and unsafe, then we are less likely to take positive action, which negatively affects our results.

Why not look for the positive in other people?  Instead of letting your mind drift, choose to intentionally look for the good in people.  There are good traits to find if we will just look for them.  The positivity you begin to feel will show up as happiness and confidence in yourself.

Simple adjustments to our thinking patterns make life so much more enjoyable.  And, helps us to live! . . . life to the fullest.