By Remez Sasson
It is rather easier to feel positive when everything goes well, but real positive thinking is revealed when you can maintain it difficult times. It is then that you need it most.
In difficult times, when there are problems and the economic condition is tough, it is so easy to get into negative thinking and self-pity, and be sucked into a vicious circle of worries, fears and the expectation of more problems, lack of money or poverty.
You may read books and articles on positive thinking, and believe that you are positive, but when difficulties and rough times appear, you just forget everything and focus on the problems and difficulties, instead of believing in yourself, looking for solutions and seeking and seizing opportunities.
If you have no job, no money and the future looks bleak you might:
- Indulge in self-pity and feel bad and helpless.
- Indulge in worries and fears and expect more problems.
- Become resentful and angry at the world and at successful people.
- Be sad and focus on your problems.
Does this attitude help you in anything? No, it will only get you deeper into problems, because when you see and expect problems you create more problems. This is where positive thinking and positive attitude are required. It is true, it is not so easy to reject negative thinking in such circumstances, and even if you try, you might find yourself again and again reverting to negative thinking and dwelling on your problems.
If you have lost your way in a forest, will thoughts about your predicament help you? If you just sit down on a rock, and think and imagine that you will never find your way out help you in any way?
If you have failed, lost money or your job, will thinking how bad your condition is help you find a new job or earn money?
Wherever you are now, whatever your situation is, there is always a way out. This might require a different way of thinking, a different approach or developing new skills. Forget the past, as you cannot change it, but you can change your present, and when you change your present, you also change your future.
Keeping a positive attitude, expecting the best, striving to do the best and refusing to indulge in self-pity, negative thinking and worries is the road to a better and happier life.
Here are a few articles that will help you develop positive attitude and thinking:
The Power of Positive Thinking
Positive Thinking Your Key to Success
Books with practical information, advice and guidance:
Visualize and Achieve
Affirmations – Words of Power
Remez Sasson is an author and blogger. He is the founder of SuccessConsciousness.com, a website and blog about self improvement and spiritual growth.
Remez Sasson is the author of several life transforming books, containing a wealth of information, advice and guidance.
So true!! In the times of such economic crisis your article is just the right thing I have read. I am a software engineer and can feel the heat of the moment around me all the time. But you are correct thinking wont give us a solution only actions will. Watever might be the situation there is always a way out to a better one.
Thank you for these positive words!!
I do not watch tv (except for cartoons with my kids LOL) anyone who would watch this stuff would get depressed and negative. It only adds more bad energy to the world. I surround myself with positive people and I love it!
The Power of Positive Thinking
We can’t image the huge power that our positive thinking has. We can affect in our health, wellbeing, strength, success, relations with people around you and every thing.
But what it actually means?
I think that you familiarize yourself with a positive thinking when you start with very small things. For example when you miss the bus in the morning and need to wait 15 minutes more for next bus in this moment instead of feel unlucky, you can have a positive think like … ok, now I have time to myself look around the trees, be aware about how I feel and how I want to feel. You will notice that in this way you are going to start your day in the most excellent way and not only that you are going to transmit this good feeling to every one you meet during this day. Don’t forget that you can get the other way around effect by thinking negative.
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Thank you for keeping inspiration on this item
I live in Madagascar,one of the poorest country (in term of economy) in the world.
Your articles meets the actual economic crisis in the world. I am sure this article can give hopes to many people if they want to live in abundance.
I encourage you to write some more articles with such a positive attitude despite the illusion of difficulties.
Thank you
Naina
I love this website!!! i’m suffering from depression and negetive thoughts but this is really helping!! Thank you so much!!
Truely, a motivating article! I loved it. When you fumble in the dark such artcles
show a beam of light so as you to search for a way out. thanks for the good, enlightening words!!
Positive thinking makes even the most difficult tasks quite achievable and easy. It can be a source of motivation to look at the problem from a different perspective and try to solve it in a different manner.
You are quite right, Ruby. Positive thinking help us approach everything we do with an open mind, open to opportunities and willing to use them when we spot them.
Your article is really a inspiring words for the person in worst situation. thanks
This is very revealing and true. Tough times can erode our confidence.
I am maybe the person with the most negative thinking ever.I am always considering a situation with it’s bad sides.I feel like a looser.This kind of thinking can smash you.I don’t know how to help myself because right now i am in a really bad situation.I am reading such articles, but it’s not enough.Although,sometimes it helps.