Your Positive Life

Posted by Sven

August 24, 2009

Think positive as usual

So many people look at life negatively. They worry about things yet to come and about things that have already passed. They are unable to see the silver lining around the cloud in any situation.

Negative thinking leads to an unhealthy life, both physically and mentally. Our thoughts are controlled by us. Our emotions are caused by our thoughts. In order to change the way you feel about life, you must change the way you think about life.

It is easier to think your way into a different way of feeling than it is to feel your way into a different way of thinking. Let me put it this way. Who loves to clean the kitchen? Go ahead, raise your hand, nobody will laugh. I didn’t think so. Nobody loves to clean the kitchen! So, if you are sitting on your couch, thinking I really need to clean the kitchen, but I don’t feel like it, are you going to get up to clean the kitchen? Of course not, why would you do something you don’t feel like doing? To make your self feel better, that’s why.

Life is made up of things we don’t really feel like doing, but we do them anyway. By doing so, we make our selves feel better. Wise old Shakespeare once said: “Nothing in life is either good or bad, but thinking makes it so!”

Controlling your thoughts is not easy. It will take time and practice. Most of us learned to think negatively while growing up, but now, as adults, it is time for us to break the cycle. When a negative thought comes to mind, stop it, challenge it and replace it. Yell aloud if you must. Tell yourself positive thoughts. Just do not let that thought continue.

You can not change your past life and you do not know what your future life holds so, stay in the present. It is the only thing that you can change. Life is short. Do not waste time living life negatively.

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