Before I can shove your head under the grimy waters of knowledge, we’re going to have to exorcise those demons in your head.
There’s no point educating you if those nasty little blighters are holding you back from learning.

So I’m going to have to drag you through the negativity of your own mind, and clean up behind you. The efforts I go to, really. *sigh*. As promised, this will be really short and sweet. Like your mamma.

We’re going to start with that whining tendency you might have - “My life sucks”, “Nobody Loves Me”, “I broke a nail”

Maybe you had/have a bad childhood? Shame. Poor you. Now stop cowering in that piss smelling corner and learn how to be happy.
Everyone feels down sometimes, but I don’t care who it is - everyone can find something to be grateful and happy about when they really put some neurons into it.

As tragic as some people’s lives are, there’s always someone to love or something to appreciate.So many people today think that happiness is bought with money. Or fame. Or wealth. Or swinging. The truth is that happiness is a choice. It’s largely about actually *wanting* the good things and good potential that you *already* have. Whining endlessly on about the bad stuff has this freaky, supernatural voodoo effect (I’m not kidding) of attracting even more of the horrible stuff your way.So when you notice yourself being a tired, whiney pessimist, counter it with a reminder of the good stuff in your life.

Appreciation, people, is key. No negative whiners around here please. Whiners this way -> [exit]

Summary & Tricks:

Change your outlook from that angsty, pessimistic bull you dwell on and consider the good things in life.
If you need to work on this, there are some tricks you can use.
They might sound suspiciously like Oprah wrote it, but they really work. Guaranteed.

• Write a ‘gratitude’ list and spend some time each day reading over it to beat it into your mind.
• Stop hanging around with people that make you feel down. Or better yet, teach them to also be grateful and happy about themselves.
• Each time you think or talk about something bad in your life, counter it with something you love about your life. Dwelling on the negative is bad. Real bad.
• If you really can’t get out of your negative habits - visit an elderly home, nursing home or something along those lines. Help them out and get to know them. This leaves you thinking differently about your own view on life.

Sound stupid? Try it first and stop whining, dammit.