Although you can see that the glass is half-empty, you
chose to see it in a positive way. It is still
half-full, anyway. The absence of half of the volume
of water didn’t even bother you. What mattered was
that it still contains water. If this is how you
answered the question above and how you justified your
answer, then you have a positive way of thinking.
Positive thinking is a way of looking at the brighter
side of life. Everything is good, beautiful, and
light. There are no worries, problems, or fears. In
short, all you see and believe in is, well, positive.
I guess that's already the most suitable word in
describing this way of thinking, which is why it is
the term being used.
This kind of thinking is very powerful in that if you
think that you are going to pass an exam, you are
going to pass; if you think that you'll get noticed by
your crush, you'll get noticed; if you think you will
get promoted at work, then you'll get promoted. This
is how powerful the mind is, particularly positive
mind. Even the famous Clint Eastwood believes in this
general truth that he quoted, "If you think it's going
to rain, it will."
So, how does the power of positive thinking works?
How can it create reality? Do we only have to think of
positive things and then will it happen right away?
That positive thinking really is powerful may be
somehow hard to believe at first, that's why we may
ask certain questions like those above. Because the
mind is working on the information you send it,
positive thinking leads to positive reality. This is
how it works. Yes, we do have to really think of
positive things. But it doesn’t stop there. Remember
the ever-famous cliché "Do your best and God will do
the rest"? You know, it’s true. Aside from believing
in and having faith in something we want to happen, we
have to do something about it.
You can't ace an exam just by sitting on the couch and
watching TV days before taking it, can you?
Let us take into account again the computer as a
metaphor of the human mind. The mind is like a
computer, this time due to the fact that we can
program it with certain functions and tasks.
Sometimes, it even acts as our autopilot.
For instance, we use it when we drive and talk on a
mobile phone at the same time. Therefore, we can
program it with whatever we want to happen. Say, for
example, you want to be attractive. Thus, you say to
yourself "I can be beautiful, healthy and slim." But
for this positive thinking to work, you can't just
leave it at that. You still need to do something.
You need the right self-programming: "I can be
beautiful, healthy, and slim if ...
(a) I'll take enough rest every night;
(b) I'll eat proper balance diet;
(c) I'll do exercises;
(d) I'll brush my teeth every after meal; etc."
And if all these thoughts sink into your system,
you'll see that they wouldn’t be far from happening.
Mind power implies will power. With positive
thinking, one does not stop with I can or I am. There
will always be an I will after it in which it will
cause the realization of his aspirations.
Positive thinking is a powerful tool that helps us
build the life we want. It can make us beautiful and
smart. It can get us the dream job with the excellent
salary we always dreamed of. It can help us find our
one true love. But we have to use them properly and
we have to continue working with them regularly - to
the point where it becomes such a habit that we ought
to say them all the time.
Isn't it better maintaining such thoughts than keeping
worthless ideas inside our head – the stuff we keep
thinking about but doesn't really help us accomplish
anything and, in many cases, may actually push us
backwards?
We should also understand that some affirmations take
some time to take effect. It really depends on where
we are and what we want to accomplish. For example, if
you're unemployed yet want to be a millionaire, well,
in reality, it will take quite some time. You have to
get a job first, and from there, start making the big
money and earn the millions you want.
Successes usually not happen overnight. So the first
step is to focus on how we can accomplish our goal. If
we are on the right place, plus we possess the right
attitude, then it won't be too far.
Warmest regards,
Patric Chan
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