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Couple of days ago I wrote about things that make you angry about the world. So often we focus on the down side of things, the negatives. We complain about things, sometimes totally unimportant things. I wonder if we realize how we negatively effect our lives by spending our energy this way. \u00a0Some time ago, I’m not sure exactly when, I decided to start focusing on positive things in life. At first not much happened, life continued as per usual. I didn’t really notice anything. Looking back now I am most definitely noticing how my decisions are making a difference. It is a whole lot easier to spend energy on positive thoughts than on negative ones. Because when you approach situations with positiveness you feel better, even if the situation is difficult. If you took the negative path you would soon end up on a downward spiral. Might I mention that this spiral is slippery and steep.<\/p>\n
So today instead I ask you this question: What makes you [ insert positive emotion here ] about the world? Maybe it is something that makes you happy, grateful or inspired. Seen as we don’t focus on these here is a website with some positive emotions for you to think about:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/blogs.psychcentral.com\/positive-psychology\/2011\/03\/the-top-10-positive-emotions\/<\/p>\n
By the way I just googled Positive emotions and this was the first result. So have a read and post a comment back here about your positive thoughts on the world.<\/p>\n
Stay tuned for tomorrow, I think we’ll talk about gratefulness.<\/p>\n
Keep smiling and stay Awesome.<\/p>\n
Positively T Neil van Rooyen<\/p>\n
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