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You Can Choose To Be Positive

"You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind." - Joyce Meyer

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It is time to stop complaining.

I seem to live in a world where complaining is trendy and fun. That if we complain about the circumstances we are in the people causing the circumstances will hear us and give us what we want. This is an absurd way of thinking, but nevertheless, we do not change. I myself was guilty of this mentality for a long time. Most of the time complainers do not realize that they are complaining 24/7, or if they do realize it, they do not see it as a problem. Just for some clarification, it can be a problem

I am a firm believer in that you can change your attitude about a situation if you want to. I have personally experienced this myself. For years I thought this was a lie and people were really trying to trick me into just shutting up. The reality is that you can choose to be positive. You can choose positivity. It is hard, believe me, I know from first had experience. I struggled with this concept for years but honestly complaining all the time creates a negative mindset and therefore a more negative life.

When you complain about what you are having to do, consciously or not, it makes the situation you are in negative. It causes you to have negative thoughts about whatever it is you have to do whether that be with work, school, or even relationships. The best way to combat this type of behavior is to remind yourself of the good parts of whatever your situation or circumstance might be. For example, if it is about school, then try to remember how lucky you are that you have the opportunity to learn and grow as a person.

Honestly one of the best things to remember is that complaining never helped anything. It never makes the situation better and usually someone who complains, i.e. me a few years ago, just bums everyone else out. It is okay to complain every once in a while to vent and let off some steam, but when you do it constantly, it can get boring real fast. That is right, complaining is boring. It is also exhausting.

Those are two of the biggest reason I decided (yes decided because you can decide to do this) to become a more positive person. I got bored with myself for constantly looking at the negative side in everything and expecting the worse. I also was exhausted by it. It is more draining to always be worried about the negative than looking forward to the potential positive.

No matter who you are or where you come from, I feel like most of us fall into this perpetual cycle of complaining at some point in our lives. Choosing to see the glass as half full takes time and effort. You are not going to instantly turn from a negative person into a positive individual. As people like to say, the first step to recovery is admitting that you have a problem.

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