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Do you have a personal philosophy you live by?

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!thesurrealisticMind Jan 11, 2013 Hobbyist Artist

I'm just curious as to how others choose to live their life. As of now, I try to keep an open mind, so my philosophy on life is constantly changing. At its core though, I try to live a life that allows me to stay true to myself and, well..just live.

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*seth2012chaos Jan 15, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

No specific philosophy, what I think, believe or how I act depends on the situation and subject, I don't think one specific philosophy could be applied to everything by anyone.

~Panthera--Shadow Jan 15, 2013 Student General Artist

Equivalent Exchange. It's a useful philosophy, and if everyone lived by it, the world would be a better place.

!thesurrealisticMind Jan 15, 2013 Hobbyist Artist

<sigh> we can only hope

~Panthera--Shadow Jan 15, 2013 Student General Artist

Yeah, well step one would be for people to actually follow it.

~MidNightMagnificent Jan 15, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I do Good.

Of course, my personal Good may disagree with some other people's standards of Good, but hey, that's their problem, not mine. (Those are also usually people who I have a problem with, so, yeah. Live and let live.) Either way, I don't let other people influence me and my actions, as long as I toe the line enough to keep out of serious trouble. Heh.

!thesurrealisticMind Jan 15, 2013 Hobbyist Artist

I agree with this as well

~MidNightMagnificent Jan 17, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Yup. After all, it's just impossible to please everyone, so I figured I might as well focus on pleasing just myself.

~macker33 Jan 15, 2013 Student Traditional Artist

Yeah, dont be a prick and dont worry over stupid crap.People are basically good,the glass is half full and be grateful for what youve got.

!thesurrealisticMind Jan 15, 2013 Hobbyist Artist

Ha, yeah I agree.

~Aussienerd Jan 14, 2013 Student General Artist

My main philosophy for life is the glass half full thing. You may think I'm some crazy happy person but really I'm not. I just try my hardest to stay optimistic and that has surely gotten me much further than I would have if I were to look at situations normally all the time.

In my opinion, if you behave more optimistically, you will be more likely to keep trying instead of giving up after a failure. You might do more than you expected, even if the effort is not successful, it can be a positive learning experience, suggesting a different way to tackle a similar problem the next time.

Regardless of what you do for work, you should think of the positive outcomes. If your job is scrubbing floors, stand back and admire how shiny and clean they look. Regardless of whether you’re overweight, underweight or average set yourself achievable goals, and don’t be so shallow because not many people want to be around a glass half empty person.

Surround yourself with positive, upbeat people. But be aware that if you are always negative and always see only the dark side of things, the optimists in your life may eventually give up on you. Focus on situations that you can control, and forget those you can’t.

Of course nobody can be happy all the time but you can start by turning all your negative thoughts into positive ones.

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