In
my opinion, positivity is
fundamental if you wish to achieve lasting success and happiness in life, but before I delve a bit deeper into this matter, I would like to quickly refresh what
positivity means.
Scholars define positivity as being the capability of looking for solutions, in
an optimistic manner, and at the same time being able to focus on making things
better while having a positive mind frame. It sounds quite easy, isn’t it?!
Yes, it appears to be, but for whatever reason, for many, it seems to be pretty
difficult to achieve such a state of mind.
Well, I guess that perhaps not everyone really understands what an optimistic
way of thinking is, but, regardless, the subject is really worth pondering upon.
Over
time, it has been well documented by many research papers that people with a
positive attitude tend to live a more prosperous life, being at the same time more hopeful and
enthusiastic. Because positivity is closely linked with confidence, for
positive people it would be somehow easier to know what they want and have a
pretty clear understanding of how to get that, facts which might lead to a
number of significant life changing experiences.
Without
any doubt, the power of positive thinking is remarkable in many ways. Positivity is the greatest gift you could offer yourself, which might have an encouraging ripple effect on you and on all around you. A happy,
worry-free state of mind, which is always looking at the bright side of life
while is focusing on finding viable and ethical solutions, often leads to
positive results and successful outcomes.
Aside
of that, it has been noted in many circumstances that positive thinking helps
tremendously with the improvement of stress management, consequently affecting
for good your health and well-being. For more clarity, here are few additional attributes which equate with
positivity, with a positive attitude, or with a positive state of mind: optimistic,
hopeful, confident, cheerful and bright. A person with a positive mind set could encourage and motivate other people and
help them feel good about themselves. In fact, positivity is really a choice,
which allows you to be more productive with your work (whatever that might be), properly setting goals and achieving
them; being able to accomplish things on a regular basis is enhancing even
more your positivity.
Approaching
life with a positive attitude is in essence the practice of focusing on the
good side in any given situation, which means that one tackles the good & the bad in life with the expectation that in the end things will go
well. If positivity is correctly applied in life it turns to be a prised virtue,
similar to patience & kindness.
On
the other hand, I would like to briefly ring a bell about toxic positivity, which in essence
boils down to denial and minimization. Usually such people have the tendency to
exaggerate their happiness and optimism across all cases, leading to situations
which pre-empt the authenticity of human emotional experience/s.
We all know that life is not always offering only positive experiences and
rejecting anything which might trigger negativity could lead to more
complications.
For
instance, false positivity refers
to a test result which tells you a disease or a particular condition is
present, when in reality there is no disease. A false positive result is an
error, which means the result is not giving the correct information.
Aside
of that, forced positivity refers
to the concept that sick people need to insistently portray themselves as
positive, believing that this will alleviate the problem.
Whatever situation life presents, it is very important to have a clear understanding of what is going on, and act upon accordingly.
Also, dear ones, healthy positivity doesn’t
mean ignoring a given problem; it means acknowledging without
dwelling in it & looking for positive viable solutions.
In
closing of my short expose here, I wold like to quickly emphasize that
positivity, correctly applied, helps you cope more easily with a
large array of daily life situations, as it brings optimism into your life and
makes it easier to avoid worries and negative thinking.
If you adopt positivism as a way of being, it could bring significant
constructive changes into your life, making you happier, brighter and more
successful!
Positivity starts by seeing the world with an
optimistic, but realistic, vision.
