Even though I am not the author of the post. I still wanted to thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I really appreciate your time.

I agree that thinking positive is no easy task if you are condition to thinking negatively. Undoing the programing of the mind is harder than it seems, but start is important. Even the longest journeys start with the first step, right?

Once again thank you and I hope to see you coming back.

Best,
Tomas

Once again I appreciate your visit and an insightful comment! Supportive environment is key to jumpstart a positive change. Best of luck with your site and I hope you get some visits from this humble link.

Best,
Tomas

can really feel that deep viscose desire to make things better, just things, everything, – it comes across, and it’s really inspiring.

and i def agree that being positive and optimistic and real can change the world. really.

though i think phrasing it as a decision is simultaneously too simple and too complex. see, on the one hand, it is a decision. you can reach a point where you let go of all your excuses and bleh and just realise that living constructively is not only better for you, and everyone else, but is actually easier. but at the same time, it’s often not that simple and people feel guilty and give up when it isn’t – when in actual fact it’s the sum of all their “mini realities”, and years of habit, that keeps them stuck in it – and in those cases, “deciding to be positive” just duddn’t work.

all-round-smoldering-yumness :)

keep well nancy. and in touch.
alex – unleash reality

Get rid of negativity by thinking positive. Simple but true – and effective.

That doesn’t mean being blindingly optimistic. Rather, keep an open, realistic perspective on things, but when faced with choices, focus on the positive. What you can do to make something better rather than dwelling on the drawbacks. Appreciating what you have instead of complaining what you don’t (while still working to achieve more).

It’s interesting to notice that most people that focus on the negative spend more time complaining than doing, while those with a positive attitude are out there doing.

A simple way–and what’s helped me greatly–is to surround yourself with positive people. When I started thinking positive and not focusing on the negatives, I began lifting off the ground before being abruptly pulled down by people I was around at the time. “Get real. Stop daydreaming. Fairytales. Life is just like that. Shit happens and there’s nothing you can do about it.” Or even if no one explicitly put me down, not seeing much positivity (and doing) made me doubt and say those things to myself.

But the more positive people I started befriending (and shedding off the older friends – no disrespect, simply not a compatible match relationship-wise is the way I see it), the easier it became to be positive and get rid of negativity. Instead of saying why something won’t work, these people would say why not. They’d help me figure out how I could do it (rather than point out why I can’t), and encourage me to keep going. Plus, seeing them focus on the positive and doing things would constantly inspire me to do the same.

By focusing on the positive–realistic rather than blindingly optimistic–you naturally shed the negative. After all, you don’t have time dwell on drawbacks or point out why something doesn’t work – you’re too busy living life and doing things to make it better.

Best,
Oleg

PS. Thanks for the link on the side Tom! Humbled and appreciated :)