Dear Wisdom,
Please give us a sense of enthusiasm for life.
“Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord.” Romans 12:11
Enthusiasm is a created spirit that dramatically alters moods in a room.
Enthusiasm may also improve our ability to attract positive people and situations into our lives.
How do we generate enthusiasm when much of life seems rich in travesties and injustices? How can we be “ardent in spirit” when it appears that a predatory few people have taken over the government and high business while the majority of people sit numb in their TV chairs accepting this fate? Thank YOU for more enthusiasm in our lives!
Care to comment, Wisdom?
Answer
Enthusiasm comes from the attitude of the person.
The same scenario affects people differently.
One sees the worst outcome, another just moves on, but the third knows an opportunity awaits.
Enthusiasm means being positive.
Some people are born with a natural talent toward enthusiasm, but that emotion still takes effort to maintain.
The world is full of negative stories.
In the news, the more the story pushes the viewers negative buttons, the better for ratings.
Yes, one needs to be informed but not to watch the same story being reported every 15 minutes for the whole day.
Tomorrow, it will be another tragedy.
This drains enthusiasm.
One is optimistic to be enthusiastic.
People’s brains can only absorb so much information.
It focuses on what is important to their attitude.
At a scene of an accident, every description will be slightly different.
Someone who loves cars will be able to give a detailed description of the vehicle.
They might not have noticed the people involved.
A fashion designer can describe what they were wearing, even the shoes.
What one’s main attention is on will help decide how enthusiastic you will be.
*To create more enthusiasm, view all aspects of life as having an opportunity.
Everything in life can be viewed as holding a positive outlook.
Another powerful aspect is to generate the feelings.
It is the emotions, not the intellect for changing the moods.
Choose to control the feelings by controlling the ego.
“Focus on the positive” is a powerful statement for generating more enthusiasm.
You decide the level of enthusiasm that life holds.
Thank you so much, Wisdom, with joy.
You are welcome our “little whistle”.
A whistle alerts people.
Be an emotional whistle to direct people towards enthusiasm by being optimistic.
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