POSITIVE THINKING CHRONICLES :- CHAPTER THREE

Ch. 03: 
Avoid Negative Thinking

When you begin using positive affirmations in your daily routine, avoiding negative thinking is just as crucial. Even though this is easier said than done it's a must. It will take forbearance and perseverance but you can take away negative thinking. Your success depends upon blocking the negative thoughts.

Quash The Bad Thoughts 
Stopping being negative is like quitting any other bad habit – the more serious the bad habit, the more work it takes to move on the far side of it. Just like it’s easier for somebody who smokes two cigarettes per day to quit smoking than it is for somebody who smokes two packs per day, somebody who has an occasional negative thought will have an more comfortable time than somebody who is a chronic bellyacher. But don’t fret if you’re in the latter class, as long as your commitment is firm, you’ll be able to transform your life. 

Here are a few tips to help you do away with the negative thoughts in your life: 

• Set a realistic goal for cutting back your negativity. Saying that you’ll never have a negative thought again is unrealistic and will only set yourself up for failure. In most examples, it won’t happen overnight so anticipate the entire process to take approximately a month.
  
  
• Surround yourself with individuals who are positive. You don’t have to dump your friends that are negative, but attempt to excuse yourself when conversation topics turn negative and don’t take part in "pity parties." 
  
  
• Be cognizant of when you allow negativity to affect you and stop it. Turn it into a positive thing by thinking to yourself "I saw myself saying something negative so I won’t do it again next time." 
  
  
• Reward yourself when you avert being negative.
  

Once again, keep in mind that your goal here is to cut down the amount of negativity in your life and not entirely eliminate it (if you can do the latter, more power to you). Ironically, popular media depicts positive people in a negative way – naïve, weird, out of touch, bothersome, uncool and unpleasant. This is because when individuals are happy and fulfilled they have no need to elude reality by overeating, drinking alcohol, taking drugs (both narcotics and prescription) and bury themselves in television, movies and celebrity gossip to forget about their atrocious lives. 

It’s perfectly absurd to think this way as in reality positive individuals are the complete opposite – popular, successful and happy. Here’s a bonus tip that will help you do away with negativity: turn off the television set and spend some quality time with the individuals you love.