I believe there is a force in life that I will call “the law of attraction”. No one can control every circumstance but there are certain magnets that attract choices. If the disposition of a person is predominantly negative then many of the choices and opportunities that come into play are negative. Not Pollyanish to believe that the opposite is also true. If the expectations are on the plus side, then one becomes aware of the myriad positive opportunities that exist. We tend to attract what we believe is possible.