Is the glass half empty, or half full?

This is the question that optimists and pessimists alike ask on an almost daily basis. There are times that I feel like my cup is more empty than full, but that's when I try to switch gears. Thinking positively is guaranteed to help you get through the winding roads paving your life. It's something as simple as sitting in traffic.

When you decide to get mad, you decide to give up control of your life. You complain, "This traffic has ruined my day!" Your negative mood hangs over you like a bad cold. And it's contagious! Everyone that you work with can tell that you are extra crabby, and most of the time, that crabbiness radiates to them. And then those people radiate their negative energy on more people, and so forth. And what an awful world it would be if this contagion spread. Negativity is a never-ending cycle.

But so is positive energy.

Imagine sitting in traffic, and decide to take control of your mind. Instead of getting angry and sitting in the stench of range, you decide to turn on that song you hear in the background. It was a song that reminded you of your childhood! You don't even realize that you are slowly making your way to work, as you sing your heart out. You get to work and coworkers hear you joyfully singing that happy tune from the car. They all smile and some even sing along! Positive energy transfers through everyone just as much as negative energy.

You just have to be the person who decides to take back control. So, is the glass half empty, or is it half full?