The power of positive thinking
Fifty thousand. That’s not an unexpected number when associated with a student loan, a pending mortgage, or the price of a higher-end car. However, fifty thousand is an overwhelming figure when attributed to the average number of thoughts a human brain produces throughout a day. These thoughts often tend to dwell in the past or the future, obsessing about mistakes we might have made, regrets we have, and ambitious goals we create, all while battling guilt and negativity. We’re constantly drifting into fantasy, fiction and pessimism.
An average person has an estimated of seventy to 80 per cent of daily thoughts which are negative. Unfortunately, an absolute minute number of our thoughts are focused on what truly matters: the present moment. This moment is all that is, ever was and will be. Everything else is elusive and illusory.
Although seemingly a concept so simple, it took me personally quite some time to understand and master. My mind was a victim and advocate of powerful negativity; one freshly wounded from a rough and challenging few years. It took one entire year, a plethora of self-help books, from the great minds and advice of Napoleon Hill, Robin Sharma, Neale Donald Walsch, Rhonda Byrne, Wallace D. Wattles, Eckhart Tolle, Brian Tracy, Siimon Reynolds, Deepak Chopra, Gabrielle Bernstein, Louise L. Hay and Dr. Wayne W. Dyer just to name a few. They transformed my mind, perspective and life. After discovering solace within 50 books, I came to a state of enlightenment. One that enforced the power and impact of positive thinking. I felt reborn and amazed that most people go through years unaware and oblivious to what I began to discover as the magic and beauty of life. The little things started to matter more, as cliché as that may seem; being embraced by the sunlight on a winter morning, the intricate yet simplistic beauty of nature. I began to develop a sense of wonder and gratitude for life.
Of course this is a redundant and overrated matter to most people, as it is quite common to hear someone say “think positive!” to someone who feels down. Most people do not take these words seriously, as they don’t acknowledge the inherent meaning and do not consider them as useful and effective. How many people do you know who recognize what the power of positive thinking truly means?
Mostly, we fail to identify that positive thinking is a mental attitude that admits into the mind thoughts, words and images that are conductive to growth, expansion and success. It is a mental attitude that expects good and favourable results. A positive mind anticipates happiness, joy, health and a successful outcome of every situation and action. Whatever the mind expects, it finds.
For most of us, following years of limiting belief systems, introducing a new lifestyle, such as positive thinking is anything but a smooth transition. It was absolutely a personal battle for me, but once I rewired my mind to push past my negative thought patterns, which had been nurtured over the years, I was ecstatic at how drastically different every experience seemed to be.
Practicing positive thinking is not practicing wishful thinking or being an eternal optimist. Here’s the difference. Optimism is an attitude, while wishful thinking is a temporary pattern of thinking. Positive thinking is a lifestyle. It’s a way of living: a practice and an art.
Positive thinking is just one technique among many that will help you change your life. Adopt it; it is definitely a life altering state.
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