~positive thinking~

[Nihilego]

What are some of your favourite positive thoughts, be they accurate or inaccurate?

An example would be the idea that, even in the smallest way, you've been part of the life of everyone that you've ever spoken to, made eye contact with, or even passed on the street. I think that's pretty cool.

 

[Tsutarja]

In one of my classes from senior year in high school (it was one that was mixed-grade level), we did a think on the last day for seniors where each student received an index card with a senior's name on it. One student that had a card with my name on it said that they have never seen me act upset whenever they see me and how I'm always in a good mood and push personal thoughts to the side, which is accurate indeed. The whole thought of that made me feel better for myself to keep up the positive mindset that I have whenever I am around others so that they don't feel the same misery I do whenever I'm feeling down. This thought has stuck around me for the rest of the summer and I hope it does for a long time as well.

 

[Synerjee]

"Anything is possible if you believe."

"Trust and have faith in God. If you fall down, He will always be there to help you get back up on your feet and keep you moving in the right direction."

"If God is for us, who can be against us?"

"Even if you can't feel and see it, you are an impact in every life you touch in one way or another, be it big or small."

"Never Give Up."

These thoughts keep me going whenever I feel like just dropping everything and running away. They help me stay strong through troubled times and help me live through to the next day.

 

[Kanzler]

That if you just soldier on, you'll accomplish whatever you've set your mind to.

That's it.

 

[Nolafus]

Whenever we do those kind of things in class, or wherever we are doing it, people always say that I cheer them up. Whether it be a funny (lame) joke I make, to just listening. I like to think that I cheer people up when they feel down.

 

[Triforce]

I find it hard to stay positive but I have a tenancy to take inspiration from fictional characters and bands whose music can lift me and make me feel better about myself. Also, when I can help someone feel better about themselves. That's the biggest positive thing for me.

 

[Sirfetch’d]

I am a pretty positive person in general so I could easily say that 95% of the thoughts that I have are positive, but if I had to pick a select few they would be, "I have a positive impact on my friends and family", "I have had a successful life", "one day I will win the lottery, and "I have the best friends in the world." And those are just a few examples of the countless happy or positive thoughts that I experience daily.

 

[Legobricks]

Video here. Posting it as text wouldn't have the same emotional gravitas.

 

[Altair1]

Not sure if this is a positive though but it sure helps me stay positive when I always get negative attention. Be it at work or home. I 'take nothing personally' ...
This way of thinking saved me a lot of stress. Someone trying to judge me, verbally abuse me at work, smile at them, laugh with them. Treat it as a joke and they'll look like a joke.
It gets on their nerves when they can't seem to raise a reaction that they wanted out of you.

 

[goldengyarados]

It matters not who you are standing before, you are still the same person.

 

[Lazer]

I am the stone that the builder refused
I am the visual, the inspiration
That made Lady sing the blues

I'm the spark that makes your idea bright
The same spark that lights the dark
So that you can know your left from your right

I am the ballot in your box, the bullet in the gun
The inner glow that lets you know to call your brother son
The story that just begun, the promise of what's to come
And I'mma remain a soldier till the war is won

 

[Shining Raichu]

When I'm feeling down I just think "some people had kids in high school and I'm not one of them"

 

[Sandshrew4]

"Laughter equals happiness. Happiness is contagious. The more people that are happy, the less anger there will be. The less anger there is, the less crime there will be. The less crime there is, the less deaths there will be. The less deaths there are, the more great people will survive. The more great people survive, the more great ideas they will come up with. The more great ideas there are, the greater the odds some of those ideas will find cures, or end wars. The more cures and less wars there are, the better the planet will be. So why not laugh?" -Yours truly

Just something random I came up with.

 

[FrostyFire]

I like this one.

"The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now."

It's kind of a reminder that you're not too late to turn your life around. It's a Chinese Proverb.

 

[Fairy]

"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference."

I don't personally use this as a religious mantra, but it's meaning in other contexts has changed my life.

 

[Orifiel]

"Change for the better."
"Crying over it doesn't change a thing, go make it happen."
Those words are always in my head, so I can always head on.

 

[Rezilia]

I'm negative emo for the most part... But I'll post something that lifts me up when I'm too far down:

"Everyone and everything has a purpose and a path, if only as a ruse or a diversion." - The Secret World's Dragon Faction

 

[Nakala Pri]

I think positive all the time. There is no time in life to be all mopey like 'The world hates me' because people have to DEAL WITH IT! I try and tell myself I'm great, so I've got high self confidence which makes me sound snobbish. Everybody is complaining how I'm a Princess, heehee.

I'm proud of it. >:X

 

[Dreg]

Unrelated: the only time where positive is a bad thing is when you are in a hospital.

Related: Even though it's not from my mind, but a good one being "Like the Phoenix I will rise again." Which I actually did retweet from. I don't think I've heard a much more positive line being said, because if you lose everything, it's giving you that much needed motivation to get yourself back up to that higher level.

 

[RYOUKI]

My positive thoughts, huh.

Recently, at school, my teachers were talking about Nic Vujicic. Basically, he's a guy without arms or legs and yet -- he still has a reason to smile everyday and never give up.

So I've been incorporating in my thoughts about him. If he can remain positive despite his hardship, well, surely I can too.