Positive Being

You have probably heard of the “Power of Positive Thinking” (incidentally also the title of an excellent book by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale).  Some realize how true and beneficial positive thinking is, and put it into practice;  others believe it to be true, but don’t actually utilize it;  or if they do, only infrequently, whilst still others don’t believe it to be true or merely see fit to ignore it.  Others at the extreme end of the spectrum castigate it and call it an unrealistic approach to life.

Positive thinking is fundamentally wonderfully powerful.  There are far too many examples of vast numbers of people’s personal experiences, achievements, improvements, so-called ‘miracles’, resulting from such positivity, for it not to be taken seriously and accepted and used as a solid foundation for your life.

What would you prefer to be:  happy or unhappy? ; content or disgruntled, depressed?; calm and relaxed or apprehensive, anxious, tense, ‘stressed’? ; attractive  — and attracting — or unattractive — and non-attracting?; healthy or unhealthy? ; optimistic or pessimistic? ; lively or lethargic? ; enthusiastic or disinterested?

I am sure that virtually without exception, everyone would give the same positive answers.  But many people do not realize that they themselves control these emotions and conditions.  Consciously or unconsciously you largely create these circumstances for yourself.  You have the incredible power to dictate and control your life to a far greater extent than you may realize.

Ultimately, you decide for yourself if you are happy or unhappy.  It is not ‘outside’, external circumstances or influences that cause you to be happy or unhappy, but rather how you react — or better, respond — to these circumstances.  The very same incident can cause one person to be happy, and another to be unhappy.  It is an individual’s own choice and decision.  Happiness and unhappiness are states of mind.  Who do you think controls your mind?

Whatever your current circumstances may be, it is vital to know that you can change them, for the better or worse, through the use of your own mind.  From a technical or scientific point of view, it is not necessary to understand precisely how the mind works.  It is necessary though, if you desire to be happier, that you know you are capable of causing happiness to manifest through the power of your mind, through positive, optimistic and constructive thinking.

We spend many hours working to earn money for necessities, comforts and luxuries in our own lives and others’, or for whatever purpose.  And yet, we often allocate so little, if any, time to improving ourselves, to ‘positivising’ our attitude and state of mind, so that the quality of our lives is automatically and habitually improved.
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‘Positive Being’ is a description of what you are when you consistently strive to internalise and practice the power of positive thinking. It is in your hands. Or mind rather.