There is a great deal of research that shows that these automatic thoughts are actually responsible for our moods, states, and general outlook on life.

General retailers, on the front line of the consumer downturn, report continued weak trading, although the outlook on the High Street is not as grim as a few months back.

The word 'philosophy' is often used in a much broader sense than this to mean one's general outlook on life, or else to refer to some forms of mysticism.