If U Don’T Want To Be Ill - Be Positive

If U don’t want to be ill ... Be Positive

Power of Thoughts

“If you think about disaster, you will get it. Brood about death and you hasten your

demise. Think positively and

masterfully, with confidence and faith,

and life becomes more secure, more fraught with action,

richer in achievement and experience.”

Swami Vivekananda Indian Spiritual leader

Positive Thinking & Possibilities

“If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” Mark 9 : 23

• Positive thinking looks through the circumstances for possibilities.• Positive thinking looks beyond the human realm – Trusts in God.• Positive thinking expects the

impossibility.

A Positive Thinker …The Positive

Thinker

Sees the Invisible

Feels the Intangible

Achieves the Impossible

Stages of Positive Thinking

• Positive Thinking

• Positive Action

• Positive Habits

• Positive Results

Positive Habits• A habit is an acquired

behaviour pattern regularly followed until it

has become almost involuntary – a particular

practice, custom, or usage.

• A positive habit is an acquired positive behaviour or action.

• Some Positive Habits – • Practice Gratitude• Appreciate your Family & Friends• Exercise * Eat Healthy• Meditate daily• Perform an act of kindness• Learn something new daily• Have a good laugh

Positive Results – An Example

“When you put Faith, Hope and Love together, you can raise positive kids in a

negative world.” Zig Ziglar, American Motivational Speaker

& Author

• Hereditary factors

• Influence of environment• Peer

Pressure ... • Positive thinking,

words, actions overrules-

minimizes the influence of the

above• Positive thinking

enables you to see the

positive end at the starting blocks.

We are What We Think• Our thoughts which leads to actions determining the

results is who we are. • Negative people enlarge

problems

• They prefer to lament & gossip

• Remember, negative thinking – speaking is a

habit. IT CAN BE Changed.

• Negative thoughts generate negative

energy

Positive and Negative Energy• Have you noticed that as

soon as you come in contact with a person, you

are either negative or positive. Why?

• Do you remember the many times when you felt anger and hatred towards someone who is far away.

How?• Its coz of the energy flow and the thought waves. • Our Energy flow and

thought waves is dependent on our

thoughts and habits.

The Scale …

Positive Thinking Vs Being Realistic

1. Positive thinkers take negative things and turn it around positively

2. Negative thinkers take positive things and make it look / sound negative

3. Those that are realistic are Practical - positive to an issue & accept the outcome.

4. They keep the balance.

A Balanced Team In a TEAM it is

good to have all three –

• The Positive Person who creates a vibrant atmosphere - make

things possible. • The Negative person who is able to see the

flaws / downside of everything provides

opportunities for improvement.

• And the Realistic Person who is

practical – keeps the balance.

Tips to Develop Positive Thinking

Always Use Positive Words – While

Thinking & Talking

• It can be done

• I can

• It is possible

• I am able• In your conversation use words that evoke feelings

and mental images of strength, happiness and

success.

•Practice Compliment – a true compliment is a gift• Practice Positive Self-Talk – graciously accept your own compliment.• Learn to say ‘I’m Sorry’ – The quicker we own our mistakes the less likely they are to turn into raging monsters.• Practice Expressing Genuine Gratitude – for ALL the good in your life.

* Learn to say ‘I forgive you’ – If we accept or give a sincere apology, the sting of the offence is removed.

David’s Experience

“I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall

continually be in my mouth.” Ps. 34 : 1


Allow into your awareness only

feelings of happiness,

strength and success.

• Try to disregard and ignore negative

thoughts. • Refuse to think such

thoughts• When negative

thoughts flows in turn them off.

• Substitute them with constructive happy

thoughts.• Look around there‘s so

much goodness.• Look out there’s so

much beauty

• Look in – life is a miracle.• Look Up – God is in control.


• Read at least one page of inspiring book every day.

• Begin the day by reading – sets tone for the day. • End the day by reading – prepares you for good night’s rest. • Reading – nourishes the mind, inspires and even provides a world of fantasy.


Watch movies that make you feel

happy.

• Avoid horror – action – science fiction movies• Watch comedies – it is

good to laugh• Minimize the time you

listen to the news and reading news papers

• Most headlines & front pages carry bad news.• Selected Movies can uplift your soul & Inspire

you.


Before starting with any plan

or action, visualize clearly in your mind its

successful outcome.

• Get a picture in your mind of the

house that you want. • See yourself living

in it. Enjoying it. • Visualize with Faith, you will be amazed

by the results.

* A vision of prosperity has a Path -

Ask yourself – How am I going to get there? What’s the path look

like?

Ezekiel – Valley of Dry Bones

• Ezek. 37 - God takes the prophet to a

valley of bones, and asks him “can these

bones live?”• God wanted the prophet to

visualize • Visualization is the ability to –

• See the future – the end• See each stage of a project• See through the eyes of the receiver – market – people• See through the eyes of God.


Associate yourself with

people who are positive.

• They say for a piece of wood to catch fire we either have to put

fire to it or take it where the fire is.

• One of the deliberate choices we ought to

make is to disassociate with negative thinkers.

• Positive attitude is contagious – it can

easily rub on to you.


Engage in Physical Activity – Exercise at least thrice a week.

• Walking, swimming, cycling, jogging, etc. • They say walking is the best exercise• Gardening has double effect – you can exercise & have the joy of seeing flowers bloom – trees fruit. • Stress is one of the major causes of negative thinking•Physical exercise discharges stress.


Always sit and walk with your back straight.

• The way you stride down the hallway or

into a room is a powerful first clue to how you feel about

yourself. • Walk erect with your

head held high your shoulders back your chest out and

your stomach in. • By the way you walk, you command respect without ever saying a

word.

Being PositiveBeing Positive … Thinking Positive

brings

inner peacesuccess improved

relationships better health happiness and satisfaction.

It also helps the daily affairs of life

move more smoothly, and makes life look

bright and promising.

Decide to be an

Optimist

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; the optimist sees the

opportunity in every difficulty.”

“For myself I am an optimist – it does not seem to be much use being anything else.”

Winston Churchill

Christian Optimism – Its Source

“I can do all things

through Christ who

strengthens me.”

Phil. 4 : 13* The motto of William Carey the great missionary to India, the father of Modern Missionary Movement was –

Expect Great Things from

GodAttempt Great

Things for God.