O Yes I Can – Stay Positive
The title of today’s post is mostly for motivation purpose. This is critical practice for the moments when it feels like none of this positive thinking bologna is working. Yesterday tested me with rejection and doubt making me wonder if I should give up everything that I keep pushing toward.
Success Consciousness website suggests, “Persistence will eventually teach your mind to think positively and ignore negative thoughts.” Fine, but what do I do when negative stuff happens and I get mad? What do I do when I feel like I should forget my dream career and go work at a gas station? The same site with an article written by Remez Sasson promises, “It does not matter what your circumstances are at the present moment. Think positively, expect only favorable results and situations, and circumstances will change accordingly. It may take some time for the changes to take place, but eventually they do.”
“It may take some time”, ok so if time is what it takes then maybe I should give it a chance. There is nothing to lose I suppose, except the possibility to have my dreams come true. Once thing is for certain, if I give up then there is no way I will have what I want. Life is going to have plenty of bull to deal with. There’s no getting away from that, but I can learn to deal with it better. I can work on the way I react to bad news. I don’t have to let it send me into a funk or foul mood for the entire day. The goals I have are not easy, and the greater percent involves rejection. I need to learn how to swallow it, wipe the nasty off with my sleeve and keep going. I need to use my hard-headed attitude at busting through adversity, not by beating myself up.
This is where O, Yes I Can Live Better #3 was working for me. Even though yesterday had several trying moments, it took less effort for me to change my negative thoughts and realize that it was not all that bad. That and pizza for dinner helped, too. -ed
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