The Positive!

"You've got to accentuate the positive

Eliminate the negative

And latch onto the affirmative

Don't mess around with Mister In-Between"

(From Accentuate The Positive by Johnny Mercer)

We're often told to be or think positive, but what really is the Positive?

And how do we accentuate it?

Let me lend you an interesting perspective.

Positivity, in its most basic form, is forward action.

Positivity is a decision to go on a course, any course.

A way to accentuate the positive is to notice what direction you are going.  Then, if it is not one you like, to stop and alter your course.

First, notice, move a mountain today by giving yourself permission to note things the way you did when you were five.  Kids know when something feels good or bad.  Give yourself permission to notice when you think or do something that doesn't feel Good.  Give yourself permission be like a kid and say, "no, this doesn't feel Good.  I don't like it when I do this."  

Second, stop, give yourself permission to be an adult.  When you feel yourself thinking or acting in a way that doesn't feel Good.  Give yourself permission to stop; to stop long enough to reconsider.  Long enough to pause before you do something you would or could regret.  Long enough to stop, even in the middle of doing or thinking, something. 

Third, alter your course, try telling yourself "I Can," instead of "I Can't."  "I Can" can make all the difference in your day, your week or your world.  "I Can" changes your course.  There are may ways to say "I Can."  For instance: "I Can change my mind about this project at work and approach it with enthusiasm or interest.  I'm going to do it, no matter how I feel about it.  It looks like my best option is to change my feelings on how I approach it."  Or, "I Can forgive the anger I feel, at least enough to let me give up this argument that is hurting me and my friend." Or, "I Can see that I was only looking at this situation from my perspective and not my daughter's, husband's, boss'...."  You can find ways to use "I Can" in your life today and each day.  If you do this, you can change more than you ever thought was possible.

All the while,

Trust,

gently trust,

your ship is being guided.

Positivity is there.

Listen,

is the tune you're

singing

one

that matches

the song of the Heart?

Or is it one that sounds dissonant

when played against the vibration of Love.

If it doesn't resonate, it can change.

Check your tune.

Each day,

each minute,

as often as you like.

Thank you for All the Good You Sing Out In 2009,

Atala