Risk & Business Magazine JGS Insurance Magazine Fall 2019 | Page 5

REFLECTING ON THE POSITIVES
How Reflecting On The Positives
CAN IMPROVE OUR LIVES
I
f life can seem pretty hard at times,
that’s because it is. However, although
the negative things can start to tally
up, most of us have good things in our
lives. Although the good cannot simply
undo the bad, taking some time to reflect
on the positive things in our lives can help
us derive some pleasure from knowing that
there is good in the world. This process of
engaging with the positive can have positive
psychological effects. down by people around us, it becomes very
easy to indiscriminately take that out on the
people that we encounter. However, no one
person is an island. Remember what you have
and be grateful to the people around you who
supported you and made the good things in
your life possible. This makes it a lot easier
to be nice to the people that you have to deal
with and to treat them with kindness.
A SENSE OF POSITIVITY CAN PUT OUR
PROBLEMS IN PERSPECTIVE If we feel cheated by the world or let down
by people, most of the time this is going to
keep us down in the dumps. Even when good
things happen, we will often be comparing
them to fictional alternatives where things go
according to plan. Rather, keep in mind the
things in our lives that make us happy as this
will put us in a much happier state most of
the time.
Most bad things that happen to us probably
won’t have a silver lining, and if they do, it
will probably be with the benefit of hindsight.
However, many of the problems that we’re
facing today are problems that we will
overcome and look back on with a sense of
achievement. We survived because we were
strong enough to get through it. Whatever
we are facing, viewing it in the context of our
whole lives helps us realize that however bad
it seems, it isn’t going to go on forever. It also
allows us to think pragmatically about how
we’re going to make life better in the future.
POSITIVITY AND GRATITUDE CAN MAKE
US NICER TO PEOPLE
When we feel like we deserve more than what
we have and that we’ve constantly been let
POSITIVITY AND GRATITUDE MAKE US
HAPPIER
BY: ROSS E. RUTMAN, CLCS, CPIA
ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT
JGS INSURANCE
Ross Rutman began his career in the
property management industry 14 years
ago.
While working within various
departments including operations,
information technology, condominium
management and insurance; Ross
decided to pursue his passion and
joined JGS Insurance. For the past three
years Ross has represented the JGS
marketing team by working alongside
our sales, service and management side
of our business. He strives to provide a
consultative approach and proactive
services to our clients.
5