Rekha R. Kamath
A Lil Bit of Everything
Over the years, we have heard the statement “You are what you think” a lot of times. What effects do thoughts have on our lives? How do negative thoughts bring bad times and how does being optimistic helps us to lead a happy life?
“Every thought we think is creating our future.” – Louise Hay
- You wake up in the morning and you realize that you are late for work and you curse yourself for snoozing the alarm; you say that the day is going to go bad; you reach your workplace late; your boss gives you a ‘lecture’ on punctuality, you find your colleagues irritating for no reason and by the end of the day, you don’t complete deadlines and you are in a mess!
- You have an important meeting to attend, the ones that make/break your career or the ones that are important for your promotion; you are nervous about it; you think what if you reach late? What if the board decides to demote you or the worst – fire you? What if … And your worst fears come true. You are fired!
- You are going to write an exam and you worry about what if you don’t remember the correct answer; what if you go ‘blank’ during the exam? What if the exam is really tough, just as how others had told it would be? And, the exam went worse than you expected it to be!
- Do you find yourself stuck with negative elements (people) in your life, the ones who irritate you and you just can’t get away from them? And, you think a lot about what they do that irritates you and how they manage to hurt you every single time!
Have you had any of these experiences before? Or have you come across something similar to the ones mentioned above?
If you have, then observe the thought patterns you have had. Before the event could occur, you had negative thoughts about it. You were only thinking about things that never happened, the things that would bring only bad experiences.
‘Opposites attract‘ might not be true in all situations! In case of thoughts, likes attract. You feed a negative thought in you mind, you will get more of such thoughts. You think about positive thoughts and you will find that the world is a better place to live.
Start your day with a positive thought. Get up from your bed saying that it is going to be a good day and all good things will happen in your life today. And of course, after saying this, do not think that it will not work!
What consumes your mind, controls your life.
The world is a bad place. Crime rates are sky rocketing. You read in the papers about rapes, murders, terror attacks, etc . People cheat a lot; they do not respect a fellow human being; everybody is rude to me; they always hurt me; they take advantage because I don’t talk back; nothing works in my life; all my friends have a better life than I do; I am UNLUCKY!
Observe the negativity in the above paragraph. If you think the world is a bad place, you are unlucky, you were cheated, you lose your job and you are helpless…The only thing that is working here, bringing more negativity in your life is nothing but your OWN negative thoughts!
We all live in, what is known as a YES UNIVERSE. It says YES to everything. You think your life is in a mess, the universe says YES. You consider yourself to be lucky, the universe says YES. You know that you have a bright future ahead, YES. You think crime rates are at an alarming rate, YES again.
The universe, the higher self or subconscious, whatever you like to call it, does not think about right or wrong. It has no brain of its own to deduce if something it says YES to is good or bad. It says YES to everything!
Think about why we sometimes attract negative people in our lives; the ones who try to lower our self-esteem, hurt us, break our hearts and so on. The more we despise them, the more irritating they turn out to be. Why? This is how like thoughts attract. You hate them, the universe says YES. They find more ways to irritate you and now you hate them even more and this cycle continues! This is true with every other negative thought pattern in our mind.
So how do you stay positive? How do you attract only good in your life?
The answer is THOUGHTS. Positive thoughts to be specific.
Any time you find yourself in a difficult situation, do not freak out. Analyse what you can do about it. Be positive about the outcome. When I say outcome, I do mean the positive one! Eg.: Think that you will be out of the bad situation and it will not cause you any more trouble.
Be aware of your thoughts. Every time a negative thought comes into your mind; observe the thought. Once you are aware of your thoughts, negative thoughts fade away.
Affirmations works wonders when it comes to creating a positive lifestyle. Every time you are aware of a negative thought, you can say one of the affirmations mentioned below :
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I believe in myself and my abilities.
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Good things happen to me because I know they will.
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I am open to positive changes in all areas of my life.
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I am open and receptive to all the good and abundance in the Universe.
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Life supports me in every possible way.
You can read more about how to live an optimistic life -> here
Beliefs and fear affect our thoughts and thought patterns. Guilt, criticism and resentment are other topics that are worth talking about. I will be writing more on these topics in the near future.
I would like to end this post with a quote :
“YOUR MIND IS A POWERFUL THING.
WHEN YOU FILL IT WITH POSITIVE THOUGHTS,
YOUR LIFE WILL START TO CHANGE.”
Thank you.
Regards,
Rekha a.k.a SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICXPIALIDOCIOUS
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Pradita Kapahi
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Another wonderful Guest Post…
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I know! I’m so blessed that whoever has contributed to this series, including you, have written absolutely wonderful, meanigful and though-provoking pieces. Thank you to all of you 🙂
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😊 thank you Pradita for your kind words…by the way today tried Mahabharat for poem…whenever you get a chance check it…
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Ohhhh! That sounds rad! I know I keep promising I’ll look at your posts and never do, believe me though I’m just waiting for some free time. 😊
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No problem…no 😐…am also promising such & keeping them late…now I go with tag In May…I understand…
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Thanks a tonne 😊
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😄
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Full of positivity. Much needed for me 😊😊
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Isn’t it? She’s done a fab job,
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Yes. One of the best guest posts of yours. I like the examples she gave. Very wisely put.😊😊
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Thank you for your kind words 🙂 (I am the one who wrote this post)
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She knows you wrote the guest post. She’s complimenting you 😜
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I’m complimenting both of you. Supercalifra…(too lengthy😊😊) for writing this and you for posting it.
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Thanks Jen
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😂😂😂😂
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True that! 😊😊
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I love all posts that spread positiveness, all around! Great job, Pradita!
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Don’t say that to me… Say that to the author please 😊
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Author…certainly!! Please pass the same!
To you, for posting it here!…makes all the difference!
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Consider it done 😊😊
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Love reading positive post especially when youre having a hard time morning 😊 Thanks for this 😊
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Glad you liked it. The author has done a fine job with this post.
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With such positivism one can never go wrong. A wonderful post it does shake away negative thoughts.
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This is great post
Author has putted actual mentality of every person , we start thinking from negative side
Well done
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😊😊
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Great post,and also so true…
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True. Thanks for reading and commenting 🙂
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Hey,
Check out the post I wrote on Inspiration:
https://frozenwisdom.wordpress.com/2017/05/30/take-the-leap/
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Thanks. Great, inspiring article. Keep up the good work 🙂
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Thanks 😀
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Welcome 😊
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Wonderful post
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Thank you for the comment and for the follow 🙂
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What an insightful piece! Thanks.
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Thank you on behalf of the original writer 🙂
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