I was full of fear. Not long after, a different friend came and took me to the emergency room. I don’t know how she got there so fast! Everyone was anxious. My husband came, my sister-in-law came, my brother-in-law came. So much love and support. All anxiously waiting to hear what the doctor had to say.

He came into the room and asked a very unexpected question. He said, “So is she a glass half empty kind of girl?” All of us were thrown off by such an unconcerned attitude and question to our great fear and anxiety of the situation.

My sister-in-law, whom I love dearly, responded yes, she is a glass half empty kind of gal. Turns out everything was fine, there was some bleeding, and I need bed rest for a while, but everything healed, and the pregnancy continued on.

Over the years, I have frequently pondered on her yes. Glass half empty is an idiom that means a person that usually always thinks about the bad things in a situation rather than the good things. I didn’t want to be a glass half empty type of person. How do you change that? Isn’t that just how you are?

I learned so much over the next several years. It turns out that you can change how you think. You can go from a glass half empty way of thinking to a glass half full way of thinking. You can learn to think optimistically.

It takes a lot of work. I was able to learn how to do this before life coaches, growth mindset and CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy was mainstream. I’m so grateful that they are mainstream now. It helps my children so much.

When I am stuck in my glass half empty mindset, I cannot see the light. The clouds are too thick to notice it. I still find myself in this situation from time to time. Once I realize where my mindset is at, I have work to do.

You know what I realized? When I surround myself with things that bring the light to me, I am automatically in a glass half full mindset. It makes me ponder on who that type of thinking is really from. I know it is not of God.

“For behold, my beloved brethren, I say unto you that the Lord God worketh not in darkness.” 2 Nephi 26:23

This scripture helps me when I doubt inspiration that comes to me. Is it from me or from God? When I read this scripture, it helps me to move forward on inspiration that is good.

That is one of the ways this blog came about. I was inspired to do it for a long time. I kept talking myself out of it. Finally, the impression was so strong that the need to act felt urgent. I’m so glad that I started this blog. It really helps me start each day in a glass half full mindset.