What
do you really mean by being positive? Is it really possible to be positive all
the time? Many people think this is new age fad, this is just a theory or Gyan, this is impractical or unrealistic,
and it is impossible…. so on. While interacting with these people I realized
they have lot of misconceptions about ‘positive thinking’ or ‘being positive’.
First
of all ‘positive thinking’ or ‘being positive’ doesn’t mean that you will never
feel down, confused, anxious, fearful, angry etc. It doesn’t mean that you will
stay in ‘highly motivated positive vibes’ zone all the time, 365 day and 24/7. It
doesn’t completely eradicate negative emotions from your system. It is not at
all about suppressing, hiding, ignoring, rejecting or not acknowledging these
feelings or thoughts. It doesn’t guarantee that you will never face challenges
or problems in life. It is not about being just goody-goody and ideal virtuous person
all the time. Negative emotions exist for certain reason, it is a strong force
trying to convey certain message, unfortunately we are never trained to express
it in correct manner and decode that message.
‘Positive
thinking’ is much more than merely thinking good thoughts and affirming nice words.
Fundamentally it is an approach. It is the belief system and mind set. It is a
way of living. It is about how you are as person; how you deal with your
emotions; what you think; how you view people, situations, society and the world.
It is totally about choices that you make in any situations in life.
When
life knocks you down completely leaving you totally clueless why this is
happening, giving you all possible reasons to play victim by blaming destiny
and indulging into self pity but you decide to trust divine wisdom. You trust
that everything is happening for the best. You understand that there is a
reason behind everything that we experience in life, though we may not be able
to comprehend but yes there is a reason for sure!....this is being positive
When
you face challenges and problems in life you acknowledge your fears,
confusions, frustration, anger, insecurities etc all negative emotions
associated with that situation, but instead of totally succumbing to these
emotions and cribbing about it you focus on finding solutions to come out of it,
you seek right help instead of just endlessly discussing and talking about
problems. You learn from those incidences and get ready to move ahead in
life!.... you are being positive
When
your own weaknesses and limitations becomes stumbling blocks to success, when
you face failure yet instead of judging yourself harshly, feeling like a looser
you focus on self improvement, you focus on improving your strengths and think
about how can I improve myself? What can I do differently to achieve success?....this
is being positive
When
you stay assertive, stand in your true power, draw healthy boundaries with
people yet operate from genuine love and compassion; when you include people in
your life accept them the way they are, instead of holding on grudges you chose
forgiveness; when you have true gratitude towards everything this life is
offering to you, when you choose love, kindness and fairness over hatred and
revenge no matter how much you have suffered in life; when you are aligned with
your heart’s voice and act accordingly and not let opinions and criticism of
others to control you….you are being positive
So
yes you ‘Being positive’ or ‘positive thinking’ doesn’t mean that you feel positive
all the time, but this is about approach you have beneath the surface of
whatever situation you are going through.
Charuta
Co-Founder
Unicorn Insight
Nice message Charuta !!! Good one ..keep it up
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