Being Positive or Negative

Viewing things in a positive light is the first step in attaining happiness and contentment.

Everything viewed in a positive light brings happiness. If we fell over and hurt our knee we could be upset and angry or we could be grateful and happy that we weren't more injured. The choice is ours.

Emotions such as bitterness, jealousy, hatred, prejudice and resentment are self created, unproductive and are bound to make you unhappy.

Negative emotions serve no purpose other than to make us feel bad. They make us feel terrible but often have a less significant affect on the person to whom the feelings are directed.In the long run, the negative feelings achieve nothing and as they only serve to hurt us, we are far better off without them.Next time you feel really angry at someone or something, stop and think what good it's doing and who you are hurting.Being positive benefits everyone, costs nothing, and is really not that difficult.

There is no need to feel hatred and ill-feeling. You create it yourself then blame the target of your anger.

It is not them causing the hatred, it is you. It achieves nothing except to make you feel bad. You have no need for it and you will feel a lot better yourself if you just accept people for what they are.Don't forget that we are not perfect, and it is often the imperfections in ourselves that annoy us most when we see them in others.

You can only ever be as happy as you let yourself be.

The only thing stopping you from being happy is you. Regardless of your circumstances, there is someone somewhere who is worse off and still smiling.Life is a wonderful, joyous experience. Let yourself experience that joy.

Material possessions do not sustain happiness but may cause pain when they are taken away.

There is no connection between material wealth and happiness. Just as the richest of men may be unhappy because they don't have more money, the poorest of men may be happy because they need so little.


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