And challenge yourself: Take a closer look at things that originally triggered disappointment, or any other negative feeling, and try find something good in them.

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Red Bull's designer Adrian Newey admitted that Webber was absolutely gutted to miss the championship in 2010, so much so that he brought some of that negative feeling into the next season.

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Just over one-half had negative feeling toward Obama.

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Gold prices are still feeling the negative effects of a bearish report from the World Gold Council issued Thursday, which said investment demand for gold declined by 10% in 2012.

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To be honest, I was feeling pretty negative myself until I heard that my 18-year-old niece and nephew and my 21-year-old sister have got summer jobs related to the Olympics.

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But could that positive feeling have a negative impact on behavior, making you spend more or even eat more?

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On the negative side, Europe is just now feeling the brunt of austerity measures enacted in 2012.

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Bad stress comes from negative factors that make you anxious and edgy and feeling out of control.

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Now you have resulting symptoms from that fatigue, irritability, feeling overwhelmed.... We've become less tolerant of negative emotions.

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Feeling underappreciated is, in large measure, a numbers game: If you limit your exposure to negative inputs, positive ones become over-represented in the total number you receive.

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