Cultura Latina Magazine | Page 6

A NEW BEGINNING UN NUEVO COMIENZO At this time of the year, and feeling that the New Year approaches many of us put ourselves to reflect, what bad things we made, what we did not do, or in what we can improve on. Therefore we think about a new beginning, and we begin to make plans, but sometimes we don’t know how to get organize, or what steps to take, for that reason we offer some suggestions for you. En esta época del año y sintiendo que el Año Nuevo se acerca, muchos de nosotros nos ponemos a reflexionar que hicimos mal, que dejamos de hacer o en que podemos mejorar, por lo tanto pensamos en un nuevo comienzo y empezamos a planear, pero a veces no sabemos como organizarnos o que pasos tomar, por eso aquí te brindamos algunas sugerencias. ___ Changing your attitudes, (…attitude. The circumstances around…) the environment around us influences our attitudes. Usually we cannot control our environment (or the people surrounding us…) us, but we can control and change our attitudes. You can choose to be optimistic or pessimistic. ___Cambia tus actitudes, (… tu actitud. Las circunstancias que nos rodean…) el entorno que nos rodea influye en nuestra manera de actuar, generalmente no podemos controlar el ambiente (ni las personas que nos rodean…) que nos rodea, pero si podemos controlar y cambiar nuestras actitudes. ___Positive thinking, think positively, make statements to yourself in the affirmative, such as I will do it. Be patient, honest, and realistic. People who are optimistic have higher level of personal satisfaction. You can look for the positive, be happier, and get more out of life. Consciously try to have and maintain a positive attitude, if a situation gives you lemons-make lemonade. ___Piensa positivo, júzgate a ti mismo de un modo satisfactorio y positivo, tal como: yo lo puedo hacer, se paciente, honesto y realista. Tú puedes escoger ser optimista o ser pesimista, la gente que es optimista tiene mayor nivel de satisfacción personal, por lo tanto se positivo y busca la felicidad para poder obtener más de la vida. Trata de tener y mantener una actitud positiva, si alguna situación te da limones has limonada. ___No one is perfect, admit your mistakes and learn from them; do not let them get you down. ___ (Look for …) Support, we all need people we can depend on. Have family and friends you can go for help with your problems. Having someone to talk to can be very helpful. These are just some suggestions of many that you can find, you can choose what you want to be, and what way t