Positive Thinking

Positive thinking permeates lives of those whom have been optimistic. Some people have reminded themselves to be positive, at the very least. It is not uncommon that when we encounter unpleasant incidents or emotional setbacks, we realign our thinking such that any negative aura is dispelled, promising ourselves a brighter outlook of the future.

I believe positive thinking might sometimes be held accountable for self delusion, because the person who prefers to acquire these positive views simply use them as an excuse to elude the reality.

It seems that the power of positive thinking is magnified to its greatest potential when it is appropriately employed. It can have disastrous effects for someone who perfunctorily engages in it to assure himself a better future while discounting the reality, while on the contrary it can be immensely beneficial for those who acknowledge the present.

To further elaborate the difference in Postive Thinking in the former and latter contexts, Positive thinking in the latter context offers added source of motivation as it transform the undesired present to an realistic and promising future. In its former context (the disastrous one), the unpalatable present merely gives way to an imaginary optimistic future. Realise that the present image is just cast aside and not eradicated. That is why people adopting the latter thinking might suffer "relapses" of the poor present, and they might find themselves stagnating at the current situation for long periods although they visualise something positive. Moving on from a setback warrants more than any form of contemplation of the "better future", an essential factor is its connectivity to the realistic present.

Oops, i think i have overwritten on a topic which might have been a simply and easy motivational tool to many. Positive thinking is actually a neutral tool, like many things in this world. Humans hold the right to empower their thoughts, responses, behaviours, habits, expressions and of course their actions! The basis of our behaviour is our conception of the world.

That is why we need positive influence. We need exposure to the desirable environment we are in. Because such humans are extremely receptive to influence. Its our choice to surround ourselves with good/bad influence.