Well, I guess we each take a turn getting beat by the life stick and some of those difficult life lessons sting more than others. After my divorce, I was convinced I'd never be happy again and I was the glass half-empty girl for a long time.

Snapping out of a funk takes me a lot longer than sinking into one. For some reason, when things go wrong, I can sit and stew and stew and stew, wrapping myself in negative thoughts.

Attitude is everything isn't it? Turning that glass half empty to half full is a mindset. It's a decision to look at your life and see the positives rather than the negatives. In essence, to see your life as half-full rather than half-empty. For example, instead of seeing a failed marriage, you could see the opportunity to grow as a woman and become empowered by the strength inside you to recover.

But, some days, it is really hard to see the positive in your life and it may feel like life is picking on you. It's natural to say, "Why me?" or "Why now?"

This is something I struggle with this even now. I've been told that to change your mindset requires dedicated focus on the positives and letting go of the negativity and the things you cannot control. I guess I'm a work in progress.