Stay Positive In Life

(Madeeha Ilyas, Lahore)

I have heard a lot of people complaining about their fate, our rulers, wapda authorities, their financial conditions in their lives. They say that they are leading an unhappy and miserable life. Many students of my age, if they do not get admission in their subjects they loose their spirits they give up studying or they choose such subjects which are not of their interest, just to pass them and take a degree.

The media is constantly bombarding us with negative thoughts, stories of failing, the economy, companies, violence, and poverty. People around us stick to these problems, wastes their time, complains about them and in reality do not act for the solution of it, they stay depress underestimates them and think that they can’t get a better life. . It's getting harder to keep a positive outlook, while still living in the 'real world', but it may be our outlook that is the difference between success and failure

One quote of Abraham Lincoln I like is
“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be”

Only what you have to do is replace negative thoughts with positive ones and you will get positive results

Things to remember to stay positive

Make a list (mental or on paper) of all the things you are grateful for. You will realize how much great stuff is in your life. Remember all the good things about your life. Think about your family and friends. Think about the good that's in your life.

Focus on what you want, not what you don't want. If you focus on the bad things, you will have a negative and bad view on life. Focus on the good in your life. Make a list, write down everything that's great about you and your life. Keep that list with you. Rewrite it a bunch of times.

Surround yourself with other positive people. Other people's outlooks influence what we think and feel. Other positive people keep us energized and focused on the good.

Take each challenge as a learning experience. We don’t know what we can’t do until and unless we try it.

Replace thoughts like: I can't do that! and I hope to get this with I CAN do that! and I WILL get this.
By replacing negativity with belief, your dreams stop being a fantasy or plan and become aspirations that will come to pass.
A positive attitude brings strength, energy and initiative.

Remember when "God closes a door, he opens the window. If one door closes another one opens. Don’t be so focused on the closed door that you miss the open one. Every struggle comes with it a bigger and better opportunity.

Failure is a part of life there’s good in failure because we learn in failure the people who have nothing to struggle for in life, have nothing to compare happiness to.

Staying calm under pressure can be so important, but it’s one of the hardest things to do.
So what you have to do is make yourself prepare to face that stressful situation. Take deep breaths it helps to calm down and stimulates the nerves. Get some time out, go for a walk or get away for a moment from there. Focus on the positive aspect, this really changes the way you feel about it. Take action to solve the situation and take only one thing at one time and after completing one, pick other.

Winston Churchill has said that
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty”

So take a step forward and try to see the opportunity behind the difficulty. These negative thought paralyze your ability to move forward and change.

All of our feelings beliefs & knowledge are based on our internal thoughts, both conscious & sub conscious .We are in control , whether we know it or not. We can be positive or negative, enthusiastic or dull, active or passive.
The biggest difference between people is their attitudes.

In order to turn the mind toward the positive, inner work and training are required. Attitude and thoughts do not change overnight.
 

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