My Grandpa’s Gift: The Power of Positivity

You feel happy when you are optimistic. This can result in you feeling more energetic, give you brighter eyes, and bring you success and happiness. You also walk with more confidence and have a stronger voice. Also, your positivity can spread to others, however, any negativity can also spread. Some ways to be positive are to not allow what other people say about you get to you. Other ways are to smile more, try to only visualize positive things, use positive words when talking to people, and don’t give up. (Sasson, The Power of Positive Thinking, Paragraphs 1, 14, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 27) These are great examples of why you would want to be optimistic and respond to conflict with positivity.

In “The Diary of a Young Girl” the author states, “But as you can see, Kitty, I'm still alive, and that's the main thing” (Frank). Since Anne had a positive attitude about the situation she was in, it helped her realize that she should be thankful for the little things. It also helped her to forget about the hardships and celebrate the jubilant times. In “Dear Miss Breed” the author states as she was on her way to a Japanese internment camp, “One of the most beautiful scenery was when crossing a bridge which was right above the Colorado River” (Oppenheim). Louise Ogawa had a cheerful attitude and she gained positive experiences during her trip. As she was looking at the river, it helped her forget for a while about the things she is about to face. In the article “How Your Attitude Affects Your Reality” Honoree Corder states, “When something less-than-fantastic happens, you can respond or react. Choose to respond in whatever way is appropriate and then press the reset button on your attitude” (Corder). During a hard time, having a change in attitude is key, and very important. Having a negative attitude, however, will not help relieve the pain that is being felt. A hopeful and sanguine outlook on a situation will help to not focus on the unfortunate things in

Before I was born, and shortly my father was born, my grandfather became ill and developed heart problems. His family was not wealthy and medical knowledge and technology in Vietnam were not as advanced as it is nowadays. Not long after experiencing the common symptoms, he passed away. This event changed the lives of my family members in familial and physical aspects. My adoptive grandfather

Being in rough times can cause many people to become emotionally distressed. However, having a positive mindset helps to make it bearable. Finding the light in the darkness can help to sustain even the most horrendous situations as did Anne Frank in “The Diary of a Young Girl” and Shmuel in “The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas”. Thinking about the future, staying positive, and being grateful help to pull you through the roughest.

All his loved ones were there with him to care for him and support him during the little amount of time that he had left. It was two excruciatingly painful months for both my grandfather and his loved ones. The pain of having cancer spread throughout your entire body and the pain of watching somebody getting closer and closer to the end. He passed away in June of 2016 and left a dramatic impact on everyone’s life that were with him during his fight or watched him. Cancer survivors and people who have passed away from cancer are all heroes and inspirational strong

Secondly, my grandma had given time and love to my grandpa when he got into an accident. I remember it like it was yesterday when he had come back home early from work and could barely stand up on his own; he had one of his friends help him stand up. My grandpa was limping in pain and holding his back with his hand for support. In that moment my grandma had seen the pain my grandpa was in she was running to help him as if she was the first responder. Regardless of how scared she was we had to take him to the emergency room. He was too stubborn to have someone call the ambulance to help him but wanted my grandma instead because he knew she would take care of him. My grandpa was working on building a new house and while he was working he was on a ladder but it was at a slope near the end of the garage. The ladder ended up tipping and he had fallen and was stuck when he caught his foot between the rungs of the ladder. After taking him to the hospital in Devils Lake it resulted to taking him to the hospital in Grand Forks. He ended up having a broken back, toes, ribs, arm, and bruised a majority of his body. It took him

Staying positive was one of the hardest things to do in my life. Having to struggle for 6 straight years will start to make you think you are cursed.

Those people we find ourselves around have the biggest impact on effecting on the outcome of our optimism. However, what if I had never felt the support and comfort that has guided me to overcome my past problems. Do you think that I would be the same person standing before you? Do you think I would have the courage to face adversity? Indeed, " when roots are deep, there is no reason to fear the wind"(). This is due to the fact, the ones that encompass me have planted firm and nourish roots of optimism. I was lucky enough to have a support system there to help build my roots in optimism. Optimism has helped me to achieve a sense of comfort and overcome the challenges I faced as an impressionable child.

As I was pondering on where my roots of optimism came from, I came to a realization that my optimism comes in many forms. First off, it is all about mindset and practice. If a person is constantly thinking negatively, the only thing radiating off of that person is negative energy. Not everything in life will all be happy, and a part of being optimistic is understanding this and learning to deal with negative situations with a positive outlook. For example, just before the start my freshman year of high school, my family got relocated from Northwest Indiana to Southwest Ohio, and making the adjustment was harder than I initially thought. I was struggling to make any friends, I would come home crying, and be upset with my parents for making us

I always take a negative situation and try seeing the positive in it. For example, if I am walking on the street and see an advertisement for healthier foods and the main attention is on a very thin model, usually I start thinking I should pay attention to what I eat so I can look at that model I instead tell myself that I am so blessed to have a healthy body and to have to two legs to walk me everywhere I please to. Simple reminders like this go a long way.

Have you ever heard the saying, “There’s light at the end of the tunnel,”? Or maybe, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade,”? Both are examples of optimism. Optimism is a way of looking on the bright side during tough situations. Winston Churchill once said, ‘A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty’. Optimism has been proven to have both positive mental and physical health benefits, as well as making people more successful in life.

Ever since I can remember I spent almost ever y day at my Grandparents house. They live right down the road from my family and me, and that is how they got the title “Grandma and Grandpa down the road”. They lived in a small house three bedrooms, one bathroom, and a small living room with a fire place that can worm the coldest heart. And in their back yard stood a shed filled with old farm equipment and stray cats with their kittens that I would try to catch every day. They are now both 78 years old and sadly not very healthy. My grandpa was diagnosed with lung cancer in October, and it changed my grandpa’s life, my family’s life, and my life.

“I thought they said you were cured no more cancer for you that's not possible”said nana. My grandfather was the best and he was awesome. He used to make me laugh and sometimes cry when i get in trouble but he never really yelled at me.my mom and i used to say he was a cat with 9 lives.it was so awesome. He always in and out of the hospital. He has had cancer once and got hough of his lung taken out see a lot of stuff.I didn't get to see him very frequently. I went over my nana and poppys house a lot when i was little and couldnt have sleep overs but now since i'm older and have more friends and i can have sleepovers i didn't go over there so much. Though it's hard to think he's gone I know he is in a better place now.

Everybody goes through hardships in their life, whether they are far into their life or young adolescents. I faced a problem that most people do not have to go through until late in their life. When I was only twelve years old, I lost my father. It was unexpected and happened within a matter of months. My dad was always healthy, even as a kid. He was very tough and never let me see him upset. It came as a huge shock to everyone when we found out the news of his illness. He was always kind, compassionate, and patient. He never raised his voice or showed sadness during his daily life. My father, Roger A. Patla, was a great man who could not say no to a soul. The whole situation took place very quickly. From the time he was diagnosed to the time he passed away, my dad continued to be a role model for everyone around him. My dad’s passing was only a short period in my life that will consequently affect everyday yet to come.

It’s a simple fact. He lived a long life, a war vet born in the height of the Roaring Twenties. He was a good man, always so kind and gentle.