positive thoughts....

If you always look for the good in other people, it is easier to see the good in yourself.

Navajo Blessing Way Prayer

In beauty may I walk.
All day long may I walk.
Through the returning seasons may I walk.
On the trail marked with pollen may I walk.
With grasshoppers about my feet may I walk.
With dew about my feet may I walk.
With beauty may I walk.
With beauty before me, may I walk.
With beauty behind me, may I walk.
With beauty above me, may I walk.
With beauty below me, may I walk.
With beauty all around me, may I walk.
In old age wandering on a trail of beauty, lively, may I walk.
In old age wandering on a trail of beauty, living again, may I walk.
It is finished in beauty.
It is finished in beauty.

Originally posted by dj2becker
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life. 🙂

For God so loved the world that he condemned them all to eternal torture, then sent his own son to live within the flawed world, and hired hitmen to kill his own son, so that a minority of the damned could escape their sentence by passing off this sick act as a 'redemption'.

Originally posted by twiceaknight
Everything that doesn't kill us makes us stronger!

A car crash that paralyzes one from the neck down.

This cliché is overdue for retirement.

Originally posted by vistesd
Navajo Blessing Way Prayer

In beauty may I walk.
All day long may I walk.
Through the returning seasons may I walk.
On the trail marked with pollen may I walk.
With grasshoppers about my feet may I walk.
With dew about my feet may I walk.
With beauty may I walk.
With beauty before me, may I walk.
With beauty behind me, may I walk.
With beauty abo ...[text shortened]... trail of beauty, living again, may I walk.
It is finished in beauty.
It is finished in beauty.

Someone needs to buy these poor saps a car. Or at least some good tennis shoes.

Positive thoughts lead to a more interesting and enjoyable life than negative ones.

Originally posted by twiceaknight
Positive thoughts lead to a more interesting and enjoyable life than negative ones.

I've always enjoyed negative humor - everything from George Carlin to Calvin and Hobbes. I find little enjoyment in sappy, feel-good clichés.

It is good that everyone tries to be clever. This is how our collective thoughts and cultures develop. It is human nature. We should accept all contributions,appreciate them, and see what we can learn from them.

For all you sad saps out there named Charlie (and who also happen to have a Grandpa named Joe), this deeply moving number is for you. Rarely have words ever managed to penetrate so deeply into the human condition.

"You get blue like everyone
But me and Grandpa Joe
Can make your troubles go away
Blow away, there they go...

Cheer up, Charlie
Give me a smile
What happened to the smile I used to know
Don't you know your grin has always
Been my sunshine;
Let that sunshine show...

Come on, Charlie
No need to frown
Deep down you know tomorrow is your toy...

When the days get heavy
Never pitter patter
Up and at'em boy

Some day, sweet as a song
Charlie's lucky day will come along
Till that day
You've got to stay strong Charlie
Up on top is right where you belong

Look up, Charlie
You'll see a star
Just follow it and keep your dreams in view
Pretty soon the sky is going to clear up
Charlie,
Cheer up Charlie,do
Cheer up Charlie
Just be glad you're you."

create.......learn.......grow....

Positive thoughts bring power to those who use them.

Remember...you are not a fish!

Originally posted by twiceaknight
Positive thoughts lead to a more interesting and enjoyable life than negative ones.

Not necessarily.

Suppose I think that a party will be boring. I go nonetheless. Unexpectedly, it turns out to be interesting. Now, because of the contrast between my negative expectations and the positive actuality, I end up enjoying the party more than I otherwise would have. If, however, I had blindly jumped aboard your positive thought bandwagon, and had hyped up the prospect of the party in advance, then there would have been no contrast between expectation and actuality, and consequently, no contrast-fueled heightening of enjoyment. In this case, your advice would have deprived me of my enjoyment.

Read all about it!

http://www.defensivepessimism.com/

Originally posted by vistesd
Navajo Blessing Way Prayer

In beauty may I walk.
All day long may I walk.
Through the returning seasons may I walk.
On the trail marked with pollen may I walk.
With grasshoppers about my feet may I walk.
With dew about my feet may I walk.
With beauty may I walk.
With beauty before me, may I walk.
With beauty behind me, may I walk.
With beauty abo ...[text shortened]... trail of beauty, living again, may I walk.
It is finished in beauty.
It is finished in beauty.

i dont like walking, positive thoughts are about sleeping.

Originally posted by Pawnokeyhole
Not necessarily.

Suppose I think that a party will be boring. I go nonetheless. Unexpectedly, it turns out to be interesting. Now, because of the contrast between my negative expectations and the positive actuality, I end up enjoying the party more than I otherwise would have. If, however, I had blindly jumped aboard your positive thought bandwagon, ...[text shortened]... ld have deprived me of my enjoyment.

Read all about it!

http://www.defensivepessimism.com/

Ah, but you went to the party nonetheless. You must have said "yes i will go" and as a result of this positive thinking your life was more interesting.
If you had been negative and said "no" you would not have gone, and would have missed the party altogether. This is what i'm getting at.

Even if you go to a boring party, if you keep a positive frame of mind you could meet someone interesting in the kitchen and have a good conversation. You could even point out the party is boring and ask them to leave with you and go somewhere better. That person might change your life for the better.....for example you might get a shag!!

Positive thinking is not about denial or positivity for the sake of it. It's about trying things and being honest about how you feel, keeping an open mind and not making assumptions before you have the information needed. It is also endeavouring to make the most out of a bad (or good) situation, rather than being gloomy and defeatist.

If the party really is boring, then of course it would be positive to say so, but before you come to that conclusion you should give it a proper chance. Denial would be very negative.

Imagine taking a friend to a party and you think the party is ok and make the most of it, but they moan it's boring all night. Now imagine they have a tendency to do this at parties. We all know the type of person i mean.Why can't they just try to get into it.

How would you feel about inviting this person in future?

This is what i mean about positive thoughts leading to a more enjoyable and interesting life than negative ones.

It's good to question everything too, this is positive, as long as you are honest in your answers and keep and open mind.

Thats what I mean.

BTW, (this is not directed at you) there is nothing "sappy" about positive thoughts. They are just as tough and manly as negative ones! So come on everyone, have a go and contribute your positive thought for the day, I promise I wont laugh unless it is supposed to be funny.
Oh, and thanks for all the input so far.

ps. That book in your link does look interesting, as long as it doesn't suggest we should 'set ourselves up for a fall' because i suspect thats where i went wrong in the past. Having said that, it's good (positive) to be prepared with a plan B.