Benefits Of Positive Thinking in Everyday Situations

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You may not believe it, but your positive thinking brings positive benefits in your life. Ah... that's a crock of crap, you may be thinking. But just take a moment to consider the concept of positive thinking.

I will give you an interesting scenario that may help you to understand the benefits of positive thinking. Okay, let's say that you are in a grocery store and you are in a long line. Your patience is ALREADY being tried and the cashier has a really funky attitude. Now, you could react negatively to all the negative energy that is being put out there, or you could try thinking positive.

Let's go with positive thinking in this scenario. Instead of thinking about how rotten the whole situation is, you try thinking positively about it. You tell yourself that maybe the cashier is having an off day and she is not normally so irritable and unfriendly.Instead of a sour look on your face, you offer the cashier a smile, and respond to the nastiness of the cashier by saying,"Wow, it's kind of busy in here. You must be having a trying day."

What you have done here with your positive thinking is to diffuse some of the negativity in the atmosphere. Now, nine times out of ten, you will get a positive response from the cashier and maybe even a smile. By acknowledging that the cashier is not just an employee, but also a person, you have just used the power of positive thinking to not only boost your mood, but the mood of those around you also.

You may have even been in a similar situation at one time or another. And if you handled it poorly that time, next time try positive thinking to help you through.

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Positive thinking has become one of the most popular phrases of our time. But what happens when you find yourself in a situation that makes it difficult to “Think Positive”? In these times, when things just don’t seem to be going right, being told to “Think Positive” just doesn’t work. If we try to think positive in these situations, we know that we are trying to fool ourselves. This can then actually make us feel more negative about the situation.

So what’s the answer?

One way of dealing with a bad situation is to analyze it properly and see how bad things really are. Much of the time—especially when we are depressed—we feel that the situation is much worse than it actually is. If we take a close look at a situation and ask ourselves “What is the worst thing that could happen?” we can find that the worst thing is really not so bad after all.

We find that we will still have the things that really matter such as a place to live, food to eat, and our friends and family. But more important—when we have all the things just mentioned—is that we will still have the means to move from the bad situation to one that is more positive.

In the end, the whole point of looking at the situation and seeing how bad things really are is to move away from relying on our feelings and moving toward a view of the world or situation on the facts as they are. What we need in these types of situations is not to “think positive” but think less on the negative side—to see our problems for what they really are.

And once the situation has been looked at closely, we need to use the proper words to describe it. Don’t call something a disaster when it’s just an annoyance. Or don’t think of something as a tragedy when it’s just a minor setback. Once we take this objective look at our problems, we’ll find that they aren’t such a problem after all, and can be overcome. And then we realize we can find the positive in the situation—by looking at the negative first.

Steve Bentham runs the website http://inspirationinsights.com a website dedicated to inspiration, motivation and personal development. This article is an abridged version of Stop Trying to Think Positive which can be found on the Inspiration Insights website

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If you are sick and tired of the negative self talk, it’s time to change that. Replace your negative thought patterns with positive affirmations. The best way to employ this technique is to first single out the negative thoughts.

Write down every negative thought you have on index cards, using one card per thought. Don’t stop at ten or twenty. Keep writing until you have every negative thought down on paper.

Now take your stack of cards and read each one. As you read them, think about why you have this thought. You have to get to the core of each negative thought. If you’d like, jot down notes below each negative thought for answers to the following questions:

• What triggers this negative thought?
• Where/who does this negative thought come from?
• Is it something you were once told by a relative, friend or associate?

Now that you’ve thought about this, it’s time to start creating your affirmations for positive thinking. WordWeb defines an affirmation as, “The act of affirming or asserting or stating something.” Keeping this in mind, let’s begin.

Take your first index card in hand. Read the negative thought and consider your notes/memories regarding this thought. Now, flip the card over and write a rebuttal, in the form of a positive affirmation.

For example: One of my negative thought cards reads, “I don’t deserve anything good to happen to me.” This thought stems from my past, in which I was verbally abused. My positive affirmation on the back of the card now reads, “I am worthy to receive every good gift from my Father. Jesus loves and bestows gifts upon His children and I am His child.”

Continue in this manner until you have a stack of positive affirmations. If you want to, you can rewrite each positive affirmation on a new stack of index cards. Some people choose to eliminate the negative thoughts altogether by writing their positive affirmations on new ones. I like to write my positive affirmations on the same card, flip-side, so I can reflect on the shifts in my attitude.

Your positive affirmation cards should be used like medicine—frequent, healthy doses when “sick” and regular doses when “well” for maintenance.

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There are a lot of books out there and so called guru's that would lead you to believe that this whole positive affirmation and positive thinking thing is something you should invest your time in. They would have you believe that by saying positive things and thinking positive things that you can create the life of your dreams and have anything you want. Though it is a good start, it is not any where near enough to talk positive and think positive. There is much more to it than just that.

Though I will admit that using positive affirmations and thinking positive is a good start toward realizing the life of your dreams, I will also admit that there is often a large piece of the puzzle missing in a lot of information out there on the topic. What much of the information on the subject of positive talk and thinking is missing is substance. Words are just words, and the words themselves have no power. Words are nothing more than sounds strung together to create something that we all recognize and understand. Words themselves though have nothing in them. It is the substance of what is being said that makes the difference. It is the essence behind the words that creates your reality.

Imagine this for a moment. Have someone who doesn't really care about you take a look at you and tell you that they love you. How do you think that would feel? Would you believe it even if you didn't know they didn't like you? You probably wouldn't believe them. I am sure there are times where someone who does love you says I love you and it just doesn't have the punch to it that it does at other times. Now think back to a time when you were with someone you love who also loves you back. A time where the moment was great and there was an incredible connection. A time where everything was magical and they told you that they loved you. I would bet there was much more behind the words that time. An essence that could only be felt. A substance that made those words more valuable than anything else at that moment. This is the substance that must be behind every positive thought and positive affirmation if it is to serve you and help you realize the life of your dreams.

When you touch upon this substance, you begin to realize that it runs much much deeper than just the sounds coming out of your mouth or the thoughts flowing through your head. It runs to the emotional core of your being. When you know you love someone and you look at them and tell them you love them, every ounce of your being believes it. Every single atom in your body is in complete agreement with your words. There is an essence behind those words that is obvious to people. We all know this. We have all heard someone say something only to get the response "that's not what you said." We know that their body language and the energy of their words said something completely different than the actual words they chose to use. The message was completely clear and obvious.

So when it comes to positive affirmations and using positive thinking, it is not enough to just say or use the words. You must learn to convince yourself that what you are saying is true. You must learn to really feel that what you are saying is the absolute truth. If there is even a hint of doubt in your being, the words will be useless. Even the hair on your feet must be yelling in agreement with the words you use or the thoughts you choose. Learn to pay attention to what you are feeling as you begin to practice and use positive thinking and affirmations. Learn to recognize when you are not in complete alignment with what you are saying. It is ok to be honest with yourself. Not listening or trying to ignore what your emotions are telling you will only cause more problems for you in the long run. If you realize that something is not quite right, you can begin to take action to change those feelings of doubt and confusion into feelings of complete agreement. So don't just practice positive affirmations and thinking, also practice positive feeling. Positive knowing. Positive being.

Dwayne Gilbert is the founder of http://www.wealthylifesecrets.com and has been helping people in the area of self-protection and personal development for 10 years. He has authored some of his own books and currently teaches people self-defense and personal development strategies and tactics. To get more information on the law of attraction and how to apply it, visit http://www.wealthylifesecrets.com

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Positive thinking can be an almost insurmountable goal when you have had a really tough day. If you are like most people, such days begin harmlessly enough, and things get progressively worse as the day wears on, until your are wondering when the day will end. Practicing the art of positive thinking is the farthest thing from your mind.

However, you can benefit from the effects of positive thinking by practicing putting a positive spin on all of the negative things affecting your life daily. When it seems as though your whole day is being ruined by a string of negative events, and you are allowing all this to overwhelm you, that is when you can most benefit from positive thinking activities.

The key is not to let these unpleasant events consume your energy and life. You must learn to redirect the negative thoughts that result in accordance with a "bad day" into positive thoughts. Whenever you find yourself spiraling down into the pit of self pity and despair, concentrate on using the art of positive thinking to overcome your situation. It is easy to succumb to your negative thoughts when you are going through a difficult or trying time. For example, perhaps you are concentrate so much on all the small things that go wrong at work that you forget about all the accolades and compliments that are normally the mainstay of your job. So what if you had a bad day or two, you must learn to focus on all the positive aspects that are a larger part of the scheme. Once you learn this, yo can really experience the gratifying effects of positive thinking.

As you go through life on a daily basis, you must stop and re-evaluate the situation if you find yourself thinking negatively. You must then redirect and channel your energy into positive thinking. Once you learn to automatically implement this change of thought pattern, you will notice that your entire outlook on life improves. So go ahead and put the theory into practice, and you will soon master the art of positive thinking.

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Positive Thinking

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The power of positive thinking, you have probably heard this sentence before, but what does it mean and how can we train ourselves so positive thinking becomes automatic?

For most people unfortunately, negative thinking is more common than positive thinking. Most people through the day have a lot more negative thoughts about themselves, their situations, or their workplace, than positive thoughts.

Why is this?

It seems like children from the time they are born, think positively, but as children age into adults, they start to think more negatively about themselves and others. So how can we change this?

The way to change this is to try to be more deliberate in your thoughts. Try to monitor your thoughts through the day, and as soon as you catch yourself thinking negatively about a situation you must stop yourself and try to come up with some positive thoughts.

Like trying to break any bad habits it takes time. Most experts think that it takes 21 days to form a habit or 21 days to break a habit. So you have to try and work hard at trying to think positively for at least 21 days.

The good news is that once positive thinking becomes a habit for you it becomes automatic. This is when life really begins for you. Imagine what your life would be like if you had no negative thoughts. Every thought you have is about how great your life is and how grateful you are for each person in your life.

Well you don’t have to only image a life like that; you can start living it right now. Make positive thinking a habit in your life.

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Daily affirmations can change your life. They are a direct and powerful approach to creating the perfect future for yourself. The reason DAILY affirmation works so well is because it gets refocused on what's important each day. Our minds are bombarded with all these things that demand our attention. Daily affirmation keeps you focused.

We are responsible for taking care of our families, special projects at work, church, volunteer positions, PTA, school plays, and so on. We are so focused on helping others that sometimes we neglect ourselves. We must purposefully give special attention to ourselves each day. Some believe it is selfish to spend time thinking and focusing on what you want. I believe it grounds you. When you are kind, loving, and compassionately giving to yourself, it has been my experience that it is easier to fulfill the obligations you have made with others.

Daily Affirmations are not designed to be lengthy. My affirmations may be longer than usual because I shout my affirmations while I exercise, which is usually an hour. Successful affirmations can be done within five to fifteen minutes, depending on the size of your goals list.

In addition to keeping your focus, affirmations create within us the belief that we can actually do what we affirm. Not only that, but the confidence needed to act upon it. Confidence and action will always accompany strong daily affirmation. Keep in mind, you deserve to have your life exactly the way you want it. With that said, depending upon what you want and the person you currently are, the things you want may be out of your grasp right now.

I hate to say it, but the success you seek may not come overnight. In fact, if it does, I will be greatly surprised. I really believe our daily affirmations determine our actions. And through our constant belief and actions, we turn into the person that can easily achieve the goals we've set for ourselves and even more. Whey you affirm to the world who you are committed to becoming, and what you are committed to having, an invisible force kind of takes over and supernaturally helps you achieve them.

Affirmations are worth investing in daily. The process of taking you from where you are to where you'd like to be is likened to investing in yourself beforehand, and gaining a high return a short time later. You deserve it.

You deserve to have your life exactly the way you want it!!!

Everyone here at Self Empowerment Network believes in you and your ability to create the exact future you desire.

Demond is the owner of Self Empowerment Network where visitors can get an accurate Personal Mission Statement. Demond has been a freelance writer for several years. He has over seven years experience helping others change their lives through life coaching. Demond seeks to empower all he encounters. For additional affirmation resources, Demond recommends that you visit: http://www.self-empowerment-network.com/affirmations.html.

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