How do you consciously keep a positive outlook on life, or do you allow yourself to get caught up in the blah?
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Sometimes you have to get caught up in the blah, to appreciate the good.  I am not suggesting dwell on the blah's, but learn from them so you can do better next time.  I love life, I love my children's life, I love my husband's life.  I thank god every day for my wonderful life, and when I think I have it bad, I can think of others that have it ten times worse then I do.  This is always a humbleing experience.  Life in my opinion is a gift, and I fully plan to appreciate every day that I have with those that I love.
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Yes well that's quite an interesting question for fact that I have often grilled myself on such thoughts! I think the most obvious thing to do in such a situation would be to make a list of all your passions and probabaly continue by prioritising those passions. Then take each starting from the top and go about developing a means to include that activity in your daily life. It's probably just about making each day full of energetic activity, taking part in social functions, etc,etc and might I add-Reading a lot is important as is thinking out of the box! I believe slowly life will start taking a particular form directing you to do exactly wat u want to do-Use your mind to create good things on Earth!
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Sometimes we are our own worst enemies, we beat ourselves up about the smallest things. Make your mind work for you not against you. Its all in the mind, be positive about things and good things we follow. If you always look at things in a bad light your bound to be depressed. Pick yourself up and start to see the good things in life, even if it is small. If you want things in life you can have them, it just takes determination and will power, because nothing is impossible if you really want it. Believe in yourself and always listen to your truest thoughts. \nThe human mind is the most powerful tool on the planet, control it, don't let it control you.
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Get a life coach to reinspire you to evaluate your good points to focus on instead of evaluating your own negativity.\n\nIdentify your good points and cross reference with suitable jobs. in the mean time volunteer toassist a charity favourable to your beleifs to get used to a working enviroment and by default will start feeling good about yourself with out the pressure.\n\nThrough the networks of the new relationships you will build by default will get new and fresh opportunities.
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This is an easy one for me! I don't watch the news,because it makes me sad and it is also too over dramatized anyway.Same things over and over again,so I just don't watch. I read the paper and read what I want to,usually the comics!People say,"You NEED to watch the news!" I say,"No I really don't!" \nOther than this,I try to live each day to its fullest,enjoying the beauty instead of focusing on the ugly side of life. I try to have a positive perspective. And I always do one nice thing for someone every day. That makes me feel good about myself,and makes the other person feel special,if only for a moment.\nSome people may take this as,I'm living in my own little world,that's not it at all. I just prefer to be more positive than negative. You could say I tend to look at the sunny side of life!
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Get fit\nBe more optimistic\nEat more than once a day\n\n It is going great so far..
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you have to try as much as you can to maintain a self emotional balance, imagine yourself as a filter. and try to keep good things inside the filter, and remove impurties ( negative thoughts outside).\nI use a very effective way to deal with emotions. I try to focus and concentrate on something that will help me to become better like reading an article about people who faced so many bas things in their life and yet they became great.\nHelen keller was an examples for me to charge my emotions and go on.\nyou cannot make the world perfect, what could be perfect in your eyes might be imperfect in other people's opinion. always try to accept things and people the way they in order to avoid dissappointment. \nGood luck :)
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Keep reading and be open and thoughtful in your daily life.
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Think positive.  Think of all of the great things that you have accomplished.  Never put yourself down.
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Sometimes my life flashes by, faster than the speed of light (it seems).\nI start to reflect on my life, my beliefs, my future, my past, then I move on to my inner existential angst, my thoughts and questions about this world and this universe, how small and insignificant I am in this great, big, empty void, and how I keep drowning and struggling in an ocean of possibilities, a vast spread of questions, I don't know where to begin.\nI get this sick feeling in my stomach thinking about Life. It's like...indescribeable. It happens oh so often, and I find myself sometimes trying to stay awake to avoid thinking about things that torment me.\n\nOn some days my brain is merciful and I try to distract myself with thoughts of something exciting I would do the next day when truly, I would just like to sit and ponder, and ask God, if He exists, why?\n\nJenova\n(d.yuffie@gmail.com)
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You have to gradually train your mind to think positive. Some of the things that could help you is reading inspiring artlices and making friends with positive qualities. Also daily tell yourself that you are the Best\n\nHypnosis helped me a lot---provided you find the right person to go to else there are many positive affirmation tapes available in the market which first calm your mind and fill it with positive thoughts\n\nOne of the best course that helped me was the Silva Method Course. Only the lucky ones find out the powerful and potential secrets of the mind\n\nhttp://silvamethod.com/\nhttp://lifepositive.com/\nhttp://www.innertalk.com/\n\nThese sites have a lot of exciting things to offer. \n\nThere was a book that I simply loved and still cherish it\nREAD THE BOOK\n"Awaken The Giant Within"---by Anthony Robbins\nhttp://www.anthonyrobbins.com\nhttp://www.anthonyrobbinsdc.com/...\n\nOnce you try all this, your life will simply change for the better and become more exciting and meaningful
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You must love yourself. Everyday when you get up, think of one thing you love about yourself and tell yourself. If you find something negative, think of a way to fix it, and do it. I am sure you are a wonderful person, you just need to remember that.
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You look at yourself in the mirror in the morning and smile and tell yourself you like yourself and today is going to be a great day.  Say it even if you don't mean it at the time.\n\nWe can't control what we feel, but what we feel is actually driven by our thoughts and we can control our thoughts if we try.  Write yourself little pick-me-up notes - I'm a great person.  I look GOOD!  And read them throughout the day.  Actually, what does anyone who "has it all" have that you don't?  Self-confidence.  And only you can give yourself that.\n\nBefore you go to bed at night, tell yourself you are happy and life is good.  And tomorrow you are going to awaken to new possibilities in life.  And know that you are worthwhile and that you have many gifts and talents to give to the world and that you will find your happiness if you only look for it.
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Every time you see something, ask yourself if you really need it. The best way to be enlightened is to be happy with what you have and, at the end of your life, be able to look back and be satisfied with the contribution you made to the world.
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I do not believe it is Always possible to stay Positive and happy. But I do believe that if you try to do at least one thing a day that makes you feel good about you that will help. Whenever an event happens that makes you sad you should try to do or find something to make that situation a wee bit better.Try to figure something about that situation that will make you feel a tiny bit better(if there isn't anything try to think about something you may be able to that in itself will help ? HUGS
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I need to stop and count my blessings sometimes. Society in general, is a little too preoccupied with the negative;ever watch the news? I also need to remind myself that my happiness is not based on what happens to me, but rather how I ACCEPT what happens to me.
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Put everyone or everything that is stressing you out to the test.  How much of a positive energy do you get from that particular person?  And how much of negative energy do you get from that person?  Which weighs more?  \n\nMight be time to re-prioritize who and what you spend time with.\n\nAlso a gratitude journal is a good way to help put perspective on your life.  Just list anything you can think of as to who or what you're thankful for.  Like any other good thing, this can take practice.  But it's well worth it.