Power of positive thinking :

Positive thinking is a mental attitude that admits into the mind thoughts, words and images that are conductive to growth, expansion and success. It is a mental attitude that expects good and favorable results. A positive mind anticipates happiness, joy, health and a successful outcome of every situation and action. Whatever the mind expects, it finds.

Not everyone accepts or believes in positive thinking. Some consider the subject as just nonsense, and others scoff at people who believe and accept it. Among the people who accept it, not many know how to use it effectively to get results. Yet, it seems that many are becoming attracted to this subject, as evidenced by the many books, lectures and courses about it. This is a subject that is gaining popularity.

It is quite common to hear people say: "Think positive!", to someone who feels down and worried. Most people do not take these words seriously, as they do not know what they really mean, or do not consider them as useful and effective. How many people do you know, who stop to think what the power of positive thinking means?

The following story illustrates how this power works.
Allan applied for a new job, but as his self-esteem was low, and he considered himself as a failure and unworthy of success, he was sure that he was not going to get the job. He had a negative attitude towards himself, and believed that the other applicants were better and more qualified than him. Allan manifested this attitude, due to his negative past experiences with job interviews.

His mind was filled with negative thoughts and fears concerning the job for the whole week before the job interview. He was sure he would be rejected. On the day of the interview he got up late, and to his horror he discovered that the shirt he had planned to wear was dirty, and the other one needed ironing. As it was already too late, he went out wearing a shirt full of wrinkles.

During the interview he was tense, displayed a negative attitude, worried about his shirt, and felt hungry because he did not have enough time to eat breakfast. All this distracted his mind and made it difficult for him to focus on the interview. His overall behavior made a bad impression, and consequently he materialized his fear and did not get the job.

Jim applied for the same job too, but approached the matter in a different way. He was sure that he was going to get the job. During the week preceding the interview he often visualized himself making a good impression and getting the job.

In the evening before the interview he prepared the clothes he was going to wear, and went to sleep a little earlier. On day of the interview he woke up earlier than usual, and had ample time to eat breakfast, and then to arrive to the interview before the scheduled time.

He got the job because he made a good impression. He had also of course, the proper qualifications for the job, but so had Allan.

What do we learn from these two stories? Is there any magic employed here? No, it is all natural. When the attitude is positive we entertain pleasant feelings and constructive images, and see in our mind's eye what we really want to happen. This brings brightness to the eyes, more energy and happiness. The whole being broadcasts good will, happiness and success. Even the health is affected in a beneficial way. We walk tall and the voice is more powerful. Our body language shows the way you feel inside.

Positive and negative thinking are both contagious. All of us affect, in one way or another, the people we meet. This happens instinctively and on a subconscious level, through thoughts and feelings transference and through body language. People sense our aura and are affected by our thoughts. Is it any wonder that we want to be around positive persons and shun negative ones? People are more disposed to help us if we are positive. They dislike and avoid anyone broadcasting negativity.

Negative thoughts, words and attitude bring up negative and unhappy moods and actions. When the mind is negative, poisons are released into the blood, which cause more unhappiness and negativity. This is the way to failure, frustration and disappointment.

Practical Instructions, In order to turn the mind toward the positive, inner work and training are required. Attitude and thoughts do not change overnight. (Go to Table of Contents)

Read about this subject, think about its benefits and persuade yourself to try it. The power of thoughts is a mighty power that is always shaping our life. This shaping is usually done subconsciously, but it is possible to make the process a conscious one. Even if the idea seems strange give it a try, as you have nothing to lose, but only to gain. Ignore what others might say or think about you, if they discover that you are changing the way you think.

Always visualize only favorable and beneficial situations. Use positive words in your inner dialogues or when talking with others. Smile a little more, as this helps to think positively. Disregard any feelings of laziness or a desire to quit. If you persevere, you will transform the way your mind thinks.

Once a negative thought enters your mind, you have to be aware of it and endeavor to replace it with a constructive one. The negative thought will try again to enter your mind, and then you have to replace it again with a positive one. It is as if there are two pictures in front of you, and you choose to look at one of them and disregard the other. Persistence will eventually teach your mind to think positively and ignore negative thoughts.

In case you feel any inner resistance when replacing negative thoughts with positive ones, do not give up, but keep looking only at the beneficial, good and happy thoughts in your mind.

It does not matter what your circumstances are at the present moment. Think positively, expect only favorable results and situations, and circumstances will change accordingly. It may take some time for the changes to take place, but eventually they do.

Another method to employ is the repetition of affirmations. It is a method which resembles creative visualization, and which can be used in conjunction with it. It is the subject of another article on this website.

The other articles at this website, about the power of concentration, will power, self-discipline and peace of mind also contribute to the development of a positive mind, and are recommended for reading and practicing.

To really see the power of positive thinking you have to believe in it. Perhaps you watched movies like "The Secret" and know that it can bring many positive things in your life. Everyone want to be happy, positive thinking can give to your life more colors and possibilities. Here are my top 5 useful tips to enjoy your life even more.

1. Affirmations are always a good way to tell to your subconscious mind positive phrases like: 'I can do it', 'It is very easy', It is possible' or some longer about your future goals. Affirmation can only work if you absolutely believe in it and repeat it quite often. Every time you are waiting for something or your mind is free try to repeat your affirmations.

2. Monitor your thoughts every day. I know it's impossible to monitor all your thoughts but those main ones. Try to measure amount of negative and positive thoughts that you cross through day. When you catch yourself of negative thought try to find the source of such thinking and transform it to positive. After time it will become automatic, when you will think about negative things, reminding bad events in past you will stop it. It can become very tiring at start as it's not too easy to reform pattern in your brain that cause creating negative thoughts. It takes some effort at start if you tend to attract to your mind negative thoughts.

3. Visualization is a powerful tool where you can experience the power of positive thinking. Visualization is amazing think if you can do it right. Think about future in positive way, pick what are your main goals and dreams, focus on them and think about how your life will look like than if you will achieve it. Be a daydreamer, everyday find few minutes to relax for a moment and flow to your dream world. In visualization key thinks is felling and emotions. You have to feel as you already achieve your goals and dreams.

4. Try to find every day 20-30 minutes to yoga, meditation or any other activity that can calm your mind. Stay then in positive attitude, enjoy the moment and relax. Positive thinking to any activity will bring you better results.

5. Everyday when you wake up tell to your mind, tell to yourself that it's going to be a great day. Nothing will disturb your positive attitude and you will achieve more than ever. The power of positive thinking is really powerful, practice it on daily basis and enjoy your life.


Wisdom Quotes:


    * Better indeed is knowledge than mechanical practice. Better than knowledge is meditation. But better still is surrender of attachment to results, because there follows immediate peace.
    * Neither in this world nor elsewhere is there any happiness in store for him who always doubts.
    * Delusion arises from anger. The mind is bewildered by delusion. Reasoning is destroyed when the mind is bewildered. One falls down when reasoning is destroyed.
    * Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.
    * The mind is restless and difficult to restrain, but it is subdued by practice.
    * There has never been a time when you and I have not existed, nor will there be a time when we will cease to exist. As the same person inhabits the body through childhood, youth, and old age, so too at the time of death he attains another body. The wise are not deluded by these changes.
    * Those who eat too much or eat too little, who sleep too much or sleep too little, will not succeed in meditation. But those who are temperate in eating and sleeping, work and recreation, will come to the end of sorrow through meditation.
    * The soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish.
    * Fear Not. What is not real, never was and never will be. What is real, always was and cannot be destroyed.
    * Not by refraining from action does man attain freedom from action. Not by mere renunciation does he attain supreme perfection.
    * Action is greater than inaction. Perform therefore thy task in life. Even the life of the body could not be if there were no action.
    * When the sage climbs the heights of Yoga, he follows the path of work; but when he reaches the heights of Yoga, he is in the land of peace.
    * Whenever the mind unsteady and restless strays away from the spirit, let him ever and for ever lead it again to the spirit.
    * No work stains a man who is pure, who is in harmony, who is master of his life, whose soul is one with the soul of all


Peace of Mind:


    * Peace of mind is experienced when the stormy waves of the mind quell down.
    * Real peace of mind is the companion of the silence of the mind.
    * You get peace of mind not by thinking about it or imagining it, but by quietening and relaxing the restless mind.
    * Your nature is absolute peace. You are not the mind. Silence your mind through concentration and meditation, and you will discover the peace of the Spirit that you are, and have always been.
    * The mind is like a TV screen. There is always movement and action there. As you can switch off your TV, so you can switch off the TV screen of your mind.
    * When you sleep, you entertain no visitors at your house, and your windows and doors are closed. When you want to enjoy peace of mind you have to let your thoughts go, and close the windows and doors of your mind.
    * You switch off the engine of your car, so why don't you switch off the engine of your mind?
    * Inner peace creates outer peace.
    * The mind is like a room that is always full with stuff. There is no free space there. When it becomes vacant, peace of mind prevails.
    * Give your brain some rest by switching off the movements of the mind.
    * Stop your thoughts, but stay awake, and you will experience the great ocean of peace beyond the mind.
    * You are the consciousness beyond the mind. By stilling the mind you realize this fact. Then peace of mind will be always be with you.
    * True peace of mind is not dependent on circumstances. It comes from the inside.
    * The wind causes waves to arise at the sea. Restless thoughts are the winds that bring waves and storms into the mind.
    * Learn to calm down the winds of your mind, and you will enjoy great inner peace.
    * Worries, fears, desires, restlessness, nervousness drive peace of mind away.
    * When you sleep deeply, nothing worries you. You enjoy peace. You can enjoy this same peace while awake and active.
    * Through concentration and meditation you become the boss of your mind, and gain the ability to tell it when to be active and when to stay silent.
    * Constant meditation awakens the ability to enjoy peace of mind while talking, eating, walking, working and throughout any other activity.
    * Negative feelings and negative thoughts keep peace of mind away.
    * The presence of a true spiritual teacher, reading inspiring words and letting in inspiring thoughts, tend to make the mind peaceful.
    * Meditate regularly, think only positively, aspire to find the consciousness beyond the mind, and peace of mind will be yours.
    * Do you need or enjoy fear, worries and restlessness? If you don't, then why do you keep inviting them into your mind?
    * As the house is cleaned, so the mind can be cleaned. As you enjoy a clean house, you will enjoy a clean and unclutterd mind.
    * When you unclutter your mind, you enjoy peace of mind.


Happiness:


    * Inspiring quotes and phrases are like vitamins to the soul.
    * Happiness is within you. When you stop the chatter of the mind and expel your worries and fears you find out that happiness surfaces from within you.
    * Happiness is not something far away and unattainable, and its manifestation does not depend on circumstances.
    * Happiness is one of the most important treasures. It is within your soul. All you have to do, is dig it out and enjoy it.
    * There is no need to search for happiness or to create it. There is no need to undergo all kinds of external experiences in order to enjoy it. It is always here, deep within your soul.
    * Happiness is always here, but covered by thoughts, desires and fears.
    * Happiness comes from within.
    * Your attitude decides whether you are happy or not. You can change your attitude.
    * Happiness is a state of mind. More correctly put, it is the state beyond the mind.
    * It is our attitude that makes us feel happy or unhappy.
    * Your thoughts and worries hide away your happiness.
    * If you smile while you talk, you make people happy.
    * A calm and detached mind is the gate to true happiness.
    * Happiness is experienced after a problem has been solved, a fear has disappeared or after realizing a desire. At this moment the mind is released from it fears, worries and desires and becomes quiet, letting the happiness emerge.
    * Look at the happy side of life, and you will develop the happiness habit.
    * Learn to laugh. This will make you feel better.
    * Focusing your mind on everything that you do, increases your control over your mind, which makes it easier for the inner joy to manifest.
    * Your inner nature is bliss and joy. Clean your mind of thoughts and worries and you will find this treasure within you.
    * When you wake up from deep sleep you feel happy. This is because the mind was quiet. If you are able to make your mind quiet during your waking hours, you will experience happiness.
    * Each day do something to make you feel happy, until this becomes a habit.
    * Cheerfulness is contagious. Choose cheerful people for your friends and you become cheerful too.
    * Sharing and accepting other people's happiness increases our own happiness.
    * Choose happiness, concentrate on happiness and you will find it everywhere.
    * Let the joy in your heart overflow and water everyone you meet.
    * Pleasure comes from the outside, happiness from the inside.
    * A good word to a friend or stranger can bring light into their day.
    * When you have a positive frame of mind, you broadcast positive thoughts and feelings to the world around you.


Self Control Quotes:


    * Self control is the rejection of anger, intolerance and impulsiveness.
    * Whoever is able to rise above anger, gets closer to inner peace.
    * Self control ultimately leads to detachment and peace of mind.
    * Who controls who? It is the Spirit controlling the lower nature.
    * Discipline is the rejection of instant gratification in favor of something better and higher.
    * Controlling the lower nature is of great importance to anyone desiring to have good relationships.
    * Letting anger and impatience run riot create trouble, unpleasant situations and the loss of friends.
    * You don't control negative habits with force. You do so by developing new, good habits.
    * Transform your negative habits into positive ones, through affirmations, visualization and positive behavior.
    * Impatience leads to regret and unhappiness.
    * Patience and perseverance lead to success and achieving your goals.
    * Self control saves you of mistakes, embarrassment and loss.


Positive Thinking Quotes:


    * The difference between can and cannot are only three letters. Three letters that determine your life's direction.
    * Being positive or negative are habits of thoughts that have a very strong influence on life.
    * Positive and negative are directions. Which direction do you choose?
    * Positive thinking is expecting, talking and visualizing with certainty what you want to achieve, as an accomplished fact.
    * Riches, mediocrity and poverty begin in the mind.
    * Reality is the mirror of your thoughts. Choose well what you put in front of the mirror.
    * The mind is the decisive factor in your life, but who decides for the mind?
    * A positive attitude brings strength, energy and initiative.
    * To think negatively is like taking a weakening drug.
    * Positive thoughts are not enough. There have to be positive feelings and positive actions.
    * When you say, "I can't" and expect the worst, you become weak and unhappy.
    * When you say "I can", and expect success, you fill yourself with confidence and happiness.
    * Being resolute, decisive and courageous in small matters and in big ones is being positive.
    * You can close the windows and darken your room, and you can open the windows and let light in. It is a matter of choice. Your mind is your room. Do you darken it or do you fill it with light?
    * Positive thinking and negative thinking are attitudes. They are points of view, and show the way people handle their affairs.
    * Suppose you stand at a crossroads, one way leads to a desert and the other one to lush meadows, which way do you choose?
    * Clear thoughts produce produce clear results.
    * Positive thinking evokes more energy, more initiative and more happiness.
    * Train your mind to think in terms of 'possible' and 'can be done'.
    * When you have control over your thoughts, you have control over your life.
    * Happy thoughts attract happy people into your life.
    * Happy thoughts fill your life with happiness.
    * When you change your habitual thoughts, it is like changing the direction of a train.
    * Affirm the positive, visualize the positive and expect the positive, and your life will change accordingly.
    * When there are difficulties and you feel down, this is the time to visualize, think and expect the positive.
    * Do not let circumstances influence your thoughts and moods. By rising over them mentally, you will eventually rise over them materially.
    * Fill your mind with light, happiness, hope, feelings of security and strength, and soon your life will reflect these qualities.
    * Reading inspiring quotes uplifts the mind.
    * Repeating inspiring quotes during the day, helps to cope better with with every situation that arises.
    * The power of positive thinking is like a car with a powerful engine that can take you to the summit of a mountain.


Success Quotes:


    * When the mind thinks of success, the outside world mirrors these thoughts.
    * Success is the outcome of thinking, visualizing, planning and taking action.
    * Your mind is the generator of failure, and also the generator of success.
    * What you think today is what you live tomorrow.
    * Happy thoughts make your life happy. Miserable thoughts make your life miserable.
    * The image you have of yourself is responsible for the way people see and treat you.
    * Choose your thoughts carefully; they are the builders of your life.
    * Success manifests in small daily events, not only in the accomplishment of great ambitions.
    * The mental movie in your mind is the cause of everything that happens to you.
    * Nurturing a feeling of success attracts it into your life.
    * Nothing can stand in the way of absolute belief and confidence.
    * Your inner world controls your outer world. Learn to improve your inner world, and your outer world would be affected too.
    * The mental movie that you play in your mind is the life that you will live tomorrow.
    * When you rehearse failure in your mind, you meet failure.
    * When you rehearse success in your mind, you experience it in your life.
    * Thoughts fuelled by desire and motivation make things happen.
    * What you get is determined by the scope of your thoughts.
    * Rehearsing success in the mind, produces it in the material world.
    * Success is not only more money, promotion and social status. It is also more happiness, harmonious relationships and spiritual growth.
    * Change the mental movie that you keep viewing in your mind to one that you like. Keep playing in your mind, and before you know it the movie turns into reality. Do not undervalue the importance of success in small matters. It proves to you that with persistence, greater success is possible too.
    * Play a movie of success in the projection room of your mind, and soon this movie will turn into reality.
    * Your mental movies are the trailers of the future.
    * Your thoughts and mental images create your circumstances. Master your thoughts and mental images, and you gain power over your circumstances.
    * Attaining peace of mind, happiness, satisfaction, inner strength, spiritual enlightenment and realizing the inner self is spiritual success.
    * Attaining good health, love, good relationships, promotion, status, money and possessions, and realizing desires and ambitions is material success.
    * Your outer circumstances are the mirror of your inner world. Change your inner world, and you change your outer world.
    * Ambition is the fuel the feed your thoughts, visualization and actions.
    * Willpower, persistence, patience and work bring your desires into manifestation.
    * Visualize your goals clearly, add desire and faith, and you will surely achieve them.
    * Attaining peace of mind, happiness and good relationships also mean success.