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Encarta Dictionary (2003) defines the tem “positive” as “confident, optimistic, and focusing on the goods things rather than the bad. Therefore, positive thoughts are sets of ideas in the mind that brings confidence, optimism, and focus to an individual. Familiar with the song Beautiful by Christina Aguillera? This is a good example of a song with words pertaining to positive outlook on how to see oneself.
Below is the complete lyrics of the song: Every day is so wonderful And suddenly, it' is hard to breathe Now and then, I get insecure From all the fame, I am so ashamed
I am beautiful no matter what they say Words can not bring me down
I am beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring me down
So don't you bring me down today.
To all your friends, you're delirious
So consumed in all your doom
Trying hard to fill the emptiness
The piece is gone and the puzzle undone
That is the way it is
You are beautiful no matter what they say
Words won't bring you down
You are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words won't bring you down Don't you bring me down today
No matter what we do
No matter what they say
When the sun is shining through
Then the clouds won't stay
And everywhere we go
The sun woould not always shine
But tomorrow will find a way
All the other times
We are beautiful no matter what they say
Yes, words won't bring us down
We are beautiful no matter what they say
Yes, words can't bring us down Don't you bring me down today
They say that beauty is relative and that it is in the eye of the beholder. Therefore, like how Ms. Aguillera points it out, we are all beautiful in our own little ways and we shouldn’t let anyone or anything bring us down. This is an example of a positive thought that brings positive outlook in life.
With much of these, dealing with problems like making friends or finding true love or reaching goals, would not be as hard as it may seem. There will always be this so called “fighting spirit” to take away all fears and get rid of any insecurity that causes such problems.
Simple I can and I am shall be a great way to start cultivating our minds with positive thoughts. To add to our example above, optimistic thinking includes “I am smart. I am open to new ideas and knowledge, “I can stand out in a crowd, though not with my looks, but with my smile,” and “I can be noticed by anyone if
I’ll crack clever jokes.” It’s easy to fill our minds with positive thoughts, is not it? After all, most of the things in this world are relative.
Whenever we look at the outside world, or Just any of the things it consists of, we tend to have a very strong impression of its substantiality. What we probably don't realize is that the strong impression is merely our own mind's interpretation of what it sees. We think that the strong, solid reality really exists outside, and when we look within ourselves, perhaps we feel empty. This is a common misconception among people. The wrong mental attitude that fails to realize that the strong impression that appears to truly exist outside of us is actually projected by our own mind. Everything we experience,feelings, sensations, even shapes and colors, comes from our minds.
To illustrate the point clearly, imagine one morning you woke up with a foggy mind and vague visual of the day ahead. Is not it that the world around you also appears to be dark and foggy, too? On the other hand, when the world seems beautiful and light one day, you should understand that basically, those impressions are coming from your own mind, rather than from changes in the external environment.
Therefore, instead of misinterpreting whatever you experience in life through judgmental wrong conceptions, you should realize that it is not outer reality but only mind.