Copyright 2005 Arina Nikitina
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.
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