Focus on the Positive

Your thoughts create your reality.

Reality is “subjective”, which means that it is different for each person.

Therefore, there are many realities for you to choose from.

At any moment in your life there are 50 things around you that are terrible (The paint is peeling; your backaches, and the bills need to be paid).

At the same time there are 50 wonderful things around you (the sun is shining, that piece of artwork you just bought, your friends are meeting you for lunch).

Your life is truly “the glass is half full and half empty”. When you think about the good things, you feel lighter and happier. When you think about the bad things, you feel heavier and sadder.

It is therefore up to you what you want to focus on. This is what we call “focusing on the positive”.

Some people are turned off by this way of looking at things, because they misunderstand, and think I am saying to “think positively”.

These people feel that the truth is that there are terrible things around, and to pretend they’re not there is infantile and stupid. They imagine that I am saying to walk around pretending that everything is perfect.

I’m definitely not saying you should deny the reality that the world is imperfect, but it is your choice where you want to put your focus.

I’ve heard it said that for every truth there is an opposite statement that is also true. So, there are two realities happening at all times. In one, all is well, in the other everything’s wrong. Reality is not a perfect realm of existence. There will always be things you would wish to change.

One thing I have learned is:

“That which you focus your thoughts and energy upon, grows stronger.”

Thoughts are creative. What you think becomes stronger and manifests in your life.

One day, a grandfather was talking to his grandson.

“There are two wolves living inside my head”, he told the boy.

Naturally, the boy was alarmed to hear this.

The grandfather explained that, “One wolf is angry, vicious and full of fear, while the other one is loving, sweet and playful. And they are at war.”

Fearfully, the boy asked, “Which one will win?”

To which the wise grandfather replied, “The one I feed.”

We all have two wolves in our head.

We all have an ego/vulture and our true voice.

The negative or the positive; which one will you feed?