Why Positive Thinking Doesn ’t Work – And What Does

You're reading Why Positive Thinking Doesn’t Work – And What Does, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. You might be anxiously wondering where this article is going to go, so just in case you're about to judge me as some negative Nancy that's going to bash positive thinking, I'd like to clear that up because that's not what I'm about to do. I'm going to use a deep dive into The Three Principles understanding of Mind, Consciousness, and Thought to awaken you to the fact that we don't need to try to think positive in order to enjoy a joyous and fulfilling life. All we need is an understanding, and to not take our thoughts so damn seriously. What I'm going to touch on is: Positive and negative emotions don't exist, you just think they do Judging vs understanding A fear-based mentality How the mind really works Where our thoughts actually come from What control we really have The repercussions to always trying to think positive How positive thinking teaches us to become more judgmental A more peaceful approach to our thoughts and emotions A healthier way to know your thinking is off Where freedom lays, and it’s not with positive thinking By trying to think positive all the time, you're attempting to shun the negative and embrace the positive instead of embracing the whole. The self-help industry is completely flooded with th...
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