You Can Love Your Life Now!

By Charlene M Brown

Having a Positive Attitude is all about your frame of mind.

It is also about how you spend your time.

And who you spend it with.

Think about this—when you spend your time with people who encourage and support you, you tend to feel really good about yourself, like you’re on top of the world and can do anything at all. (Psst, you can!)

But flip the coin—how do you feel when you are around people who always tell you that you “can’t”. They never support you and they always tell you how hard everything is going to be. They take a nice shiny pin and stick it right in the balloon of your dreams. They really bring you down.

There are a few reasons for this, one of which is that they believe in the concept of “lack.”

Now, most of us do, but we don’t really realize it. We have been taught to believe this all of our lives. The concept of lack says that there is a limited amount of “stuff” in the Universe and only a few people can have that “stuff” (money, power, wealth, etc.).

I can guarantee you the people who poke holes in your dreams believe in this. They say things like, “Oh, why don’t you stay in this career because it’s safe and secure.” Or when you are trying to take time for yourself, they always find some other emergency that you HAVE to help out with.

I’m here to tell you that this perception of Lack is untrue! In fact, the Universe is governed by just the opposite rule, that of Abundance, of “asking and you shall receive.”

This is called the Law of Attraction. This basically boils down to you getting what you think about.

Why then, are there so many “bad” things in the world if we get what we think about?

Very good question: there is certainly no shortage on crime and poverty in the world. But this is the result of all of the people who are constantly thinking about them.

Have you ever watched the 6-o-clock news? It’s full of stories of all the things going wrong with the world. Rarely do you see things going right. If you watch this regularly, you are only becoming an expert on war, crime, scandal and murder.

The people who are always dashing your dreams have the same effect. By listening to them, you become an expert on all the things you can’t do and learn to focus on them.

With that said, if you are ready to stop complaining and DO SOMETHING about this, there are a few steps you can take:

1. Find positive, self-affirming stuff to do—things you enjoy, and things that make you feel uplifted. This might be hanging out with some positive friends or with a new group of positive folks, or reading a good positive thinking book like Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.

2. Limit your time and exposure to the news

3. Limit your exposure to those toxic people who always tell you that you can’t

4. Spend some quality time with yourself

5. Find “positive thinking” affirmations and activities (there is a wealth of resources online or at your local library or bookstore)

6. Try one of my E-Courses on Creating Harmony or Enjoying the Journey. Both can be found here.

There are, of course lots of other wonderful ideas that you can come up with that suit you best. Let us know about them by leaving a comment or sending us feedback through our “Contact” page.

The important thing to know is that you CAN change your life from a constantly toxic one to a healthy supportive one, but YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO CHANGE!

Do You Love Your Life Now!? I Do! (Because I limit my interaction with toxic people and situations!)