Word of the Week: Attitude
by Anniston Gore, GMC Prep Cadet
According to Oxford Languages, the word attitude is, “A settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person’s behavior.” To me attitude is expressing feelings about someone, or something based on the way you act towards them, or present yourself to them. Attitude can be shown in both negative and positive ways. You might hear someone say, “she has an attitude” this is usually shown as a negative attitude.
A person who understands my attitude, and the deeper meaning of the word, very well is my mom. She is a doctor in psychology, so she already understands behavior well, especially
mine. There can be times when my mom becomes very stressed because of her job. She always tries to be positive about any situation whatever it is, good or bad. My dad is the opposite and will express how he’s feeling/complain. An example is that one time our family was arguing on where we should go eat. My dad, brother, and agreed on the same place to eat. My mom did not want us to continue to argue about it so we all talked and could finally agree on the same place. She stated, “you all do not need to argue on food, be happy that we are going to eat as a family.”
There are many things in our daily lives that can help us have positive and encouraging attitudes. For example, when you are walking downtown and see someone who looks like they need help or food, you can offer them some food and help their attitude become positive. I used to struggle with my attitude very bad. Recently I have learned to not respond when someone
annoys me or does something I don’t like. It helps me stay in control of my attitude to insure it is not negative.
In our country attitude is very important. Your attitude as a part of our country can really influence the work you put into things you enjoy and how you will succeed in life. Not only will having a positive attitude help you financially but it will also impact your personal life. The less you stress and are negative, the smoother your life will move. In this world many people have
positive and negative attitudes, our country goes through so much daily. When you learn to start becoming more positive you will become more motivated to get your daily tasks finished instead of complaining. Learning how to control one’s attitude can help later in life.
