Comments on: Why Positive Thinking Doesn’t Work

By: Alvin Manzano

Alvin Manzano — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:26:49 +0000

Very nice article !
it does not acknowledge and take into consideration the negative that often is there. This can be very unproductive. If you have 3 days left to an important exam and you didn’t learn almost anything,
Thanks for sharing
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By: Lana

Lana — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:32:14 +0000

That’s so true Ian, accept it and move on!
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By: Lana

Lana — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:31:23 +0000

That’s a really good way of dealing with them Jacqui!
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By: JACQUI JONES

JACQUI JONES — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:57:39 +0000

I’d like to put a big YES tick next to this – everything you say is spot on. What you resist does persist. I don’t think anyone ever is free of negative thinking. My way of dealing with those kind of thoughts now is to simply observe them, as if they are a separate from myself. It helps!
Thank you for this. Great blog.

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:31:01 +0000

Great post Lana. I truly believe that neagative is a part of life and needs to be a part of life. You can’t have good without bad, success without failure, happiness without sadness or as they said in the movie Vanilla Sky “you can’t have the sweet without the sour”. How boring would life be if everyone was a millionare, if we all lived forever or if there were no sad songs. The key as you said is to accept the negative, to cry with the crying child….. but to not let the negative win. You need to feel the sadness and embrace it but not live too long in sadness or negativity. Accept things for what they are but then get back to work at making things better. Get back to focusing on all the positives in life and where you are headed.
At least that is my take on things…….take care
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By: Lana

Lana — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:53:45 +0000

Beat, I love the quote you shared, thanks!
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By: Lana

Lana — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:53:08 +0000

Hi Pat, definitely don’t feel guilty. That’s putting negative emotion on top of negative emotion. I wouldn’t say analyze, just become aware, feel, and then let go and focus on something good in your life. I bet there is a lot!
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By: pat price

pat price — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:46:13 +0000

Great article Lana. I was having some negative thoughts this morning about something. and feeling rather guilty about them. as I’m currently reading “The Law of Attraction”. Now I realise I needed to analyse the thoughts before I let go of them. Thanks for the reassurance that this was O.K.
Pat
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By: Beat Schindler

Beat Schindler — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:16:03 +0000

Agree 100%. People who in their mind associate “positive thinking” to fake, pretense or force, are ignorant of the fact that a positive mental attitude implies truth. The starting point of truth (honesty) is with one’s Self. “If I have been untrue, I hope you know, it was never to you” – Leonard Cohen sings famously. Faithfulness, as well as unfaithfulness, start with oneself. It follows that people with frequent negative thinking (the fruit or visible part of the tree) “simply” have a negative self-image (the roots or invisible part of the tree). As long as they maintain their negative self-image, “positive” will remain forced, like wearing a mask. That said, we are subject to biorhythms, weather and mood swings, too. An occasional “negative” hour, or day, or two, is normal to the point that never having one wouldn’t be (normal).
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By: Lana

Lana — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:27:53 +0000

Thank you Tami. I love the idea of creating a sacred place to let yourself feel all the feelings you tried to suppress before. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
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