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The Lemons of Life Can Make Lemonade

Author: ElliottRoberts Total views: 4 Word Count: 883

It's just as easy to have negative thoughts as it to have positive ones. That simplistic statement was coined by a great professional boxer named Sugar Ray Robinson. While the statement may seem obvious and over simplified, the truth is that many people find positive thinking to be a difficult chore.

Negative thinking is like a disease. It eats away at the potential for pleasant thoughts and becomes more prominent the longer it goes unchecked. For those who succumb to this way of thinking, it becomes natural to find the worst in a situation. So much so, that they often do not even recognize their thoughts as negative. They expect the negative and some would even say that they unwittingly will the negative to happen. These negative thinkers take comfort in knowing what to expect and expecting the worst means they will rarely be disappointed. Ironically even the person who assumes the worst would like for the best to happen in their lives. Let's explore some possible ways to change habitual thought patterns so even the most profound negative thinkers can find a way to make lemonade out of lemons.

Self-help books will tell you that thinking negative brings about negative energy. There are several studies out now that show that positive thinking can "manifest" positive outcomes. If you are looking for ways to increase your happiness and improve your quality of life, then you must first determine if your thought pattern is part of the detriment to a better life. When life hands you lemons, do you make lemonade or do you complain about how unfair life is? If you are the person who finds the glass half empty instead of half full, then keep reading and hopefully you will find a few answers to help change your habit of negative thinking.

Positive thinking is easy once you allow yourself to let go of the fear that holds you back. Yes, fear is what keeps negative thinkers from expecting the best. To expect the best means that you could potentially be let down and disappointed. However, it also gives you a better chance of succeeding. If you expect not to receive a call back from the interview for your dream job, then you will be less disappointed when you do not receive that call. However, on the other hand, if you have the confidence that you are qualified forthe job and do expect that call back, your potential employer may see that determination and decide you are exactly the person they are looking for to fulfill the position. The fear of failure keeps you from the things you want most while finding the courage to believe in the best may actually bring about the best.

The other trick to positive thinking is to remain positive when you do not get the results you want. When you do not get the call back for your dream job, believe that there is another opportunity out there that may be even better than the first. Trust the positive thought that great opportunities will continue to present themselves as long as you continue to expect them. It is easier to see a great opportunity when you are looking for it than when your thoughts are caught up in the opportunity that you just missed.

A key step to positive thinking is to give thanks for the things already in your life. Take a moment to try this exercise. Sit down with a pen and paper and write at the top of the page, "I am thankful for" and begin listing all the things (no matter how small) for which you are grateful. You list may include: my house, my health, my mother, my son/daughter, my child's sense of humor, my pets, my friends, my intelligence, my car, etc. It does not have to mean that you have a mansion, but you are thankful because at least you have a house. Part of the trick is to even be thankful for the things that are not going the way you wish when you can see how they could be much worse. If you take the time to list every minor detail, you will get tired of writing before you run out of things to write. Another trick is to give thanks for the things that have yet to enter your life. "I am thankful for my dream job as a"

Also, try transferring the energy you spend dreading the inevitable into something more positive. Instead of spending energy on complaining about the fact that you are about to be laid off from the job you hated anyway, put that energy into figuring out how to use this time to create the job you always wanted. We have the power to design our own lives; or if you believe in fate then believe that what has happened has happened for a reason and you only have to look for the positive opportunity that fate is providing.

Life is all about our minds and the path our minds take to positivity. When we choose to live in the negative lights of life, the drain on our souls is evident in the lack of positive thoughts. Opening up our hearts to positive thinking will improve life and the chance of meeting all our positive dreams.

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The author, Elliott Roberts, writes for Becomng, a Self Improvement blog, covering topics ranging from How To Become Wealthy to Goal Setting, and more. Visit Becomng today, and evolve your life!

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