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Ever heard of the saying the optimist invented the aero plane and the pessimist invented the parachute... we benefited from both so think a bit of optimism and pessimism strikes a balance. If ur pessimistic u might be driven more harder while being optimistic might make u complacent.

There is an implied contradiction in an article that aims to tells you how to be positive.

Consider this: any receptivity to it going to arise from the notion that one is not presently in an ideal state and so must become something else.

Positivity cannot be ' approached' by any form of excercise of will. Either one IS positve or isn' t.
Infact, even such a declaration as \" I am POSITIVE\" - by labelling such state as such - seeks to distinguish it from other states that one is not, and thereby accepts them. Thus, even such a statement is inherently contradictory. One is truly ' positive' when ONE JUST IS!

Not trying to spoil and trying to spoil mean same things. Wonder wat your talking about man?

What I am saying has nothing to do with auto-suggestion.

Ankita, whether you wish to BE positive or STAY positive the fact remains that such an intention arises from yours not being content with your present - in itself a highly negative state. Thus, ironically yours wanting to integrate positivity into your life is in itself a negative expression.

Positivity can only come from total contentment with your present state of being. TRY TO BECOME anything and you spoil it all.

Additionally, you cannot base an argument upon word-play. The article could also have bee titled ´ How to feel positive´ . Where would you be in that case? What you are saying is more of auto-suggestion which definitely works but it is not the only way.

Your comment is invalid because the title of the article is ´ How to STAY positive´ . Not ´ How to BE positive´ . There is an ocean of a difference between the two. The article is about integrating postivism into your daily life until it becomes second nature to you. It is an attitude but all attitudes can be cultivated. And if you think you are perfect, you should not be reading the article at all. Lastly, there ARE people who are steeped in negativity. They cannot suddenly call themselves ´ positive´ without taking the required steps. It would be fantastic if change could occur instantaenously but that is never the case. As you apply the techniques, you will begin to have confidence that you ARE indeed a positive person. And therein the progress occurs.

That was a beautifully written article. Most of the times all these ' how-to' articles are such bores. They do not give any doable techniques either. But your article was fantastic. I' m already trying out the first six. And yes, just reading it made me feel positive!

Best of luck!