Have you ever met an older person that has a great outlook on life? It’s so refreshing when I meet elderly people that reflect on their past experiences with joy and happiness. They’ve made the choice to focus on all the good things that happened to them over the course of their lives, not the challenges that everyone faces. I guess that’s where the term “wealth of knowledge” comes from. The elderly are rich with past experiences, both of successes and failures, and there’s a lot we could learn from them if we slow down and take the time to listen to their stories. Watch this video of Betty Benjamin explain how she stays positive.
Transcript:
Jonathan
OK this is week number 24 of Project Positivity and the recipient of this weeks Positive Pin™ is Betty. Now Betty is a ukelele player and she always has a great attitude, she’s always smiling, I’ve never seen her frowning and so please accept this Positive Pin on behalf of me for being such a positive person
Betty
Thank you very much
Jonathan
And is there anything you want to tell our fans about how thinking positive has affected your life?
Betty
Well I would say keep busy, and um be family oriented, and um, just be happy
Jonathan
That’s a great point, I read that scientists are usually a more positive, more positive people because they have a goal and they are busy and it keeps their mind focused on uh achieving a task so they’re generally more positive, so that’s a great, that’s a great answer
Betty
Good
Jonathan
Thanks Betty, thanks guys!
Betty
Thank you