Look On The Bright Side Day 2024 is on Tuesday, December 31, 2024: do you look at the bright side even in the worst of situations?

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It is possible but difficult to look at the bright side most of the time. It is difficult because it is something one must learn and practice for some time. And it is a choice one must keep on making. I believe there are some foundations to looking on the bright side. Start with the principle that "reality just is." Reality is what is around us, and it is neither good nor bad. It becomes good or bad when we LABEL it good or bad.

Next add the principle "what I think is how I will feel." Our feelings come from our thoughts. Don't believe it? Try thinking for 10 to 15 minutes how your life sucks. Go through all the details, the disappointments, the problems. Just wallow in them mentally. And then, stop, and note how you feel. You will feel awful! Yep, how I think equals how I will feel. If I see a cloudy, humid day and think "crap. This weather sucks; I probably will have a rotten day," would you be surprised if I did? But what if I got up and said "Man, its great to be alive. I'm going to make waves, and live every moment today" would you be surprised if I had a good day? The day has not changed, but what I have programmed my mind to look for has!

If I do this every morning (and I actually do), then I am looking for the good things. After all, I have been telling myself life is good; what do you think my subconscious will be looking for! The good things! And somehow, just somehow, I will "magically" see the good even in the bad. But the magic is in all of us; it just needs to be turned loose. Try out these 2 principles, and do not be discouraged if they do not work immediately. Remember they do take time; but if you do nothing, in 10 years you could be asking the same question.... Or you could be looking on the bright side.

I wish you happiness, peace and joy.... and looking on the bright side.

How do you "look on the bright side of life"?

You want to become more positive? You want to "look on the bright side" or "walk on the sunny side of the street?

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can looking a computer all day causes headaches?

Looking (or rather staring) at the computer screen all day can definitely cause headaches. Do you realize how much stress your eyes go through and not to mention all the muscle inactivity your body goes through by sitting infront of the computer all day.

Some tips:

1.If you are still using a CRT monitor (the big ones from the back that are NOT LCD monitors) then consider getting a gamma filter. It is a little screen that you put infront of your monitor to filter out most of the bad stuff that directly harms your eyes.

It will not work for the LCD monitors because they work on entirely different principles.

2.Sit up straight and try to reduce the stress on your eyes as much as possible. For example, don't tilt your eyes and then force your eyes to the side to stare at the screen. The screen should be directly infront of your eyes so that you don't turn your head or your eyes to look at the screen.

3.Never stare at the screen continuously (like when you are reading something). Look away (at the keyboard for example) every few seconds. Preferably look at something far away like the opposite corner of the room or something because you don't want your eyes fixated on something close for too long.

4.If you are using any monitor (LCD or CRT) then turn down the brightness, contrast, and the color settings. (Personally I leave them all around 10 or something or the "economic" setting some of them have) but if you are only using it for work then technically black and white should be enough for you. Turn those down to absolute minimum so that you can still read and see because you don't want to make the screen too dark and then squint your eyes to read something that is too dark or not sharp enough.

5.Lower the resolution (for me 800x600 is good enough) becuase that will make everything look bigger including the text and images so that you don't have to force your eyes to work harder. You won't have to squint them to see something. It will also allow you to sit further away from the screen.

6.If you don't want to lower the resolution (because it cuts in the amount of workspace you have on your screen) then just increase the default size of text and icons on your desktop. Change your browser settings to make the text appear larger than it normally shows.

7.Never lean close to the monitor. Always sit up straight and as far back as possible without having to squint your eyes to read something. This prevents neck injuries too.

8.In general, try to get your eyes some exercise. Everyday (preferably in the morning, outside in fresh cold air without your glasses if you wear them) just roll your eyes completely 10-20 times all the way around for like 5 minutes. And then at night, wash your eyes thoroughly with cold water before you go to bed. Cold clean water is the best moisturizer/cleaner for your eyes. Don't waste money on the pharmaceutical companies. Trust me, this is very refreshing.

9.In general, while reading or even working on your computer, make sure that that lighting is sufficient. It shouldn't be too dark because you will be stressing your eyes and the contrast of the screen with the surrounding area will be too high. The lighting shouldn't be too bright either because bright lights will just tire your eyes quickly and they may also be desensitized which means that the screen will appear too dark this time and again you will have trouble.

10.In general, getting a lot of rest and the entire needed sleep will help your eyes a lot as well. Instead of working late at night. Go to bed on time and then wake up early to finish the work. This is much better option than working late at night especially on the computer for your eyes.

All of these together will help your eyes a LOT. Try these out for a month or so and if you still get these headaches, then your eyesight maybe weak and you should definitely check out your optrician for an eye exam and see if you need glasses or not.

Let me know if you need with anything in particular.