☺ Inspirational; No Ones Perfect ☺

In general people focus on negativities far too often. One of those negativities is that we see the faults in others before we see the positive and good in that person. Perhaps it's because we strive to feel better about ourselves, so if we can make others look bad then it makes us feel better about our own faults.

Here's the reality that we need to accept and get over so that we can be more kind to ourselves and to others...

No one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes. 

We shouldn't have to explain ourselves to anyone. The point of making mistakes is that we grow and learn from them (hopefully). There is nothing wrong with making mistakes. The sooner we get over this the less judgmental we'll learn to be with ourselves and with others. 

The other downside to this negative mentality is that we spend so much time focussing on other's faults that we don't focus and accept our own, which are the ones we actually have control over. It becomes our distraction, but this distraction keeps us from improving and becoming a better person. Quit being so judgmental and hypocritical. Chances are if there's a negative aspect your focussed on in another person, it's a direct reflection of one of your own faults or inner turmoils that you're trying to feel better about. It comes down to that positive or negative mental attitude. When you give yourself the time to examine your attitude you should be quick to realize that it is negative. When you are having such a conflict with another person, more often than not, the problem you have is not really with that person, it is with yourself. Taking the time to solve your own problem you will find that you no longer have a problem with them. 

"When I am faced with a problem that involves misunderstandings with other persons, I must first start with myself." 

Think about why you're being hypocritical, think about why you are feeling this way and work on that instead of taking it out on someone else. Think before you speak. It comes back to responsibility, accepting blame, and working on your own life instead of trying to control others and telling someone else how to live their lives. Live your life the way you see fit and let others live theirs as they see fit. This doesn't mean you can't tell others helpful suggestions or opinions, but there is a difference between being helpful or being an ignorant nag. Come from a place of genuine love and caring. And vise-versa; if someone gives you some advice we usually automatically get defensive, so stop first and consider another's viewpoint. There's usually at least a little reality to be taken and self-improvement is always good for the soul. Don't get defensive, take everything with a grain of salt, and be open-minded and receptive and loving. 

Don't be a hypocrite and don't be judgmental. 

Start focusing on the positive aspects of another instead of looking for or dwelling on the faults. 

No one's perfect and everyone makes mistakes. That does not mean anyone is a "bad" person. All people have the potential of beauty in their character if given a chance, sometimes they just need to be shown that compassion and love to unveil it. Life is beautiful. Mistakes are beautiful and help us grow. 

Don't be so hard on others or on yourself and learn to look for the beauty and good in another. As such, practice this with yourself just as much, if not more. If you can learn to be loving, accepting, and non-judgmental with yourself, it will become easier and more natural to do so with others. Come from a place of love and understanding and let go of judgment and condescending. These are negatives that will not benefit yourself or those around you. 

Always remember; strive to be see, live, and breathe positivity. Be patient and understanding of others. Everyone is on their own journey and everyone has their own reasoning behind their choices and actions. Be accepting of that. It is not your place to be judgmental. Trust that people have their reasons and that you may not always understand. And that's okay, you don't have to. If it is not your situation then you cannot possibly fully understand, and, again, that is okay. What you do need to understand is just that; you can't understand everything so don't judge and don't be disrespectful.  

No one is perfect. And we are perfectly imperfect in that. Learn from your mistakes and live your life from a place of love instead of hate. Be compassionate, be loving, be accepting, be respectful, and be understanding. Be you and be patient and let go of judgment.  

Peace & Love

xo

~Bianca 

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☺ Inspirational; Ease Up!☺

Ease up, dude! Why so serious? Why the frown? Why that sulky face and off mood? 

I have noticed a lot lately (and even more so from having been in the big city again for two weeks) that people are far too up-tight and serious. People get wound up over anything. They somehow turn nothing into a big deal and then get into a fussy, foul, and just plain mopey mood. Does it really matter? Is it worth getting upset over? 

Of course it's not! I've said it before; we cannot control or predict everything that happens to us. 

Lesson for the day...

Life Happens. Quit being so wound up all the time. Ease up and go with the flow. 

It is so beneficial and easier to enjoy life when you can learn to enjoy the road, even if it does get a little bumpy at times. Stressing out over nothing does not help. Dwelling on small matters serves no purpose. Carrying a frown on your face all day is not the way you should be living life and is certainly no means of enjoying life. 

There will always be bumps on the road. There will always be unfavorable circumstances. So get into the habit of embracing those unpredictable moments and the sudden twists and turns that life throws your way. Things not go how you planned? Let go of those expectations and just go with it. Keep smiling and stop being so fussy. Learn to see the Positive, to enjoy every moment, and to explore the full potential of every situation. Turn that frown upside down. Stop being so dramatic. Obsessing over that one little thing and dwelling on it won't improve your situation--but your Attitude can! When life throws a whirlwind your way, you have a choice... 

...get frustrated, stomp your feet, dwell and pout about it, and let it ruin your day. Or...

...brush it off and realize that it's not so important. That worrying about it won't change things. And instead just go with it and smile and laugh instead.

I don't know about you, but option number two sounds much more appealing and makes much more sense. 

Seriously, stop taking life so seriously. ~_^ 

Whatever you're frowning over, it isn't important. Do you know what IS important? Enjoying Life! And enjoying the people around you. There is no point in getting all worked up and in a bad mood over nothing. And those around you will certainly not enjoy the company of a grump. Drop the drama-queen attitude. No more sulking. No more negativity. Life is Beautiful, choose to embrace it and see the bright side

We all need to get over this whole attitude complex; this complex of turning insignificant trivial every-day occurences into something to get worked up and pouty over. Your plans fell through; you missed your bus; someone was late; you are late; you have to do something you're not all that enthused about; all these little things are not worth getting stressed about. Just ease up. To be blunt; stop being such a baby. Stop the attitude complex. Stop with the drama. 

Enjoy the flow of life, this fun roller-coaster we're all on. Be generous. Be kind. Be understanding. Ease up and stop taking things so seriously. 

Peace & Love

xo

~Bianca 

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☺ Inspirational: Taking Responsibilty of your Life ☺

Your situation, environment, or circumstances are Not the reason for your unHappiness.

I want that thought to really settle in for you. Most people's immediate reaction is to oppose this and to defend against it. But stop, and consider this before you allow that immediate reaction and resentment to settle in...

We are each born in different circumstances, have different situations to face, and different people to have an influence in each of our lives. People far too often place the blame for the way their life is on all of these things and on anything and everything they can think of. In reality, You are responsible for your Life; for its victories and its defeats. It is a great responsibility, one that sounds intimidating and even disbelieving for some. But imagine the power that is in your hands, such power to do great things; for Yourself, for others, for your Life, if you choose to accept and take on that Responsibility.

If you accept your decisions, take the responsibility over your actions, your "mistakes" or faults, then it also gives you the power to change your life and direct it. If you are responsible for your actions then you are also responsible for making it better instead of worse. If you do not accept responsibility then you are not taking charge of your life, playing the "poor me" card and maintaining a negative attitude that will not help you. You are not accepting that you can do anything to change your situation. No one goes through life without falling down, making "mistakes", going through ordeals, experiencing unfavourable circumstances, and just plain having "lows." But it is how we decide to react, accept, and take charge of those things that will shape our lives into a beautiful learning experience full of positivity. We possess the power within us to overcome such challenges. We each possess the courage and moral strength to do so.

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the strength to overcome it."

Stop blaming the world and circumstances outside yourself for your "failures."

Take that Responsibility and you give yourself the Power for Positive Change.

Look inwards, look at your Attitude, and then look at your life. Chances are your attitude directly reflects your life; ie, if you have a miserable attitude your life is also miserable. It is not the other way around; ie if your life is miserable then your attitude is miserable. Your Attitude Does directly affect your life. Your Attitude will decide whether it is fun or not, therefore You can decide whether your Life is miserable or immensely Happy.

Too often, people prefer to reject this concept and to simply pass the blame. We don't want to take responsibility over our lives and our attitudes, to admit we have control. Why? Because it seems easier not to. And because there is also this silly notion in society that we can't show weakness or "failure" or fault. It is so much easier to simply pass the blame and wipe your hands of it. But it is these such incidents that linger, subconsciously or consciously, and manifest into a continuing road to ruin. As already said, everyone makes "mistakes" in life. Everyone falls down and has to climb back up. But it is your choice whether you are going to climb back up and become a stronger person because of it, or if you are going to allow it to hold you down and keep you from enjoying life.

Accepting that You are responsible for your failures means you are also responsible for your Victories, which is a positive light. And no one achieves victory without first experiencing some failures, some trial and error, and some growth. Embrace every aspect of your life and take charge; of its experiences; of its decisions; stand by the choices that you make. There are no "mistakes" in our journeys, only experiences to learn and grow from. Reject and Regret nothing.

You are the Master of your own life.

Taking Responsibility of your life opens the door to a great many wondrous things. It allows you to grow and learn faster instead of feeling low about life and dwelling on those Negativities. Let it go. You have control. You can choose.

It's not a Blame game. It's not about being Negative. It's about giving yourself that allowance to grow.

Take Responsibility and the Potential in yourself and in your life becomes infinite.

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☺Inspirational: Happy Diary! ☺

I spoke the other day about writing for Positivity instead of Negativity. If you are taking part in the 30 Day Self Challenge then you also know that number 30 is to keep a Happy Diary. 

So what is a Happy Diary? 

It is a lovely place where you can write down Happy, Loving, Positive, Optimistic thoughts every single day. This encourages positive thinking and an overall positive mental attitude. 

Our thoughts are products of our habits and our daily lives and unfortunately we live in a rather negative world that tends to rub off on us. To some of us, happiness comes easily, to most it takes effort. It won't always, it's as I always say, practice makes perfect. And if you continue to practice one day you will no longer need that constant reminder to yourself. As to how to get there, practice positive thinking. A Happy Diary is a wonderful step to get there and to change old thought patterns into new ones. Instead of jotting down angry, pessimistic thoughts, focus on uplifting, happy, optimistic thoughts and write those down every single day in that Happy Diary. This repetition will change your thought "habits"; instead of your mind dwelling on the negative all the time it will instead learn to let go of that pessimism and not pay it any mind, and instead focus on the joys of life around you. 

Your life is perception. Remember, everyone faces ordeals and unfavorable circumstances in life, but it is how you Choose to Act about those things and how you Choose to Feel that will affect the general Happiness in your life. We are products of our own thoughts. Learn to think Positive. Practice this by writing down Positive things. At the end of your day, maybe first thing in the morning, or any time during the day that you need a pick-me-up, jot down happy thoughts. Write about how wonderful your day was instead of focussing on the bad. Write down why you love your life, and why you love the people in it. Write about the beauty that surrounds you. Write about the laughter of a friend or even a stranger you met on the street. Write down Who you Want to Be. Write down things you love about yourself. Write down all the little moments that make life so unique and beautiful. If an "unfavorable" situation occurs, write about the lesson that you took away from the experience instead of why the experience was bad. All these steps will help to re-enforce that Positive Attitude and mindset and general way of thinking. It will make you Happy about life and allow you to enjoy it. 

Nothing could change in your life and at the same time Everything could change, just by changing your way of thinking. 

So write, write, write in that Happy little Diary. Re-enforce Positive Thinking. See the world through an optimistic mind. Open yourself to the beauty of the world around you. Write down Happy thoughts and your mind will learn to focus on those Positive joys of every minute of your life. 

Peace & Love

xo

~Bianca 

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☺ Inspirational: What NOT To Do ☺

I try to focus more time and energy on the Positive Inspirational reminders and talk, and there IS a reason for this--I'll get more into that below. But sometimes a little post like this can be helpful in breaking bad habits. 

Remember, I am no specialist, these are only things that make sense to me and have worked for me. I believe them to work by experience, so maybe you'll find the same. 

We all have those days or moments that we just plain feel down. When we feel like this we tend to make some impulsive choices we may regret or that will only make us feel worse. So, here is the list of what Not to do. 

Eating Ice-Cream, Candy, & other Junk-Food: Whatever your unhealthy food vice may be, don't eat it. Try not reaching for that tub of ice cream. All that sugar will only cause a mood crash and keep you feeling low instead of better. Try drinking fresh juice or eat some fruit, these are still sweet and will give you energy. These healthy snacks may even inspire a change of mood because you're feeding your brain healthy foods instead. 

Cutting Your Hair: Unfortunately, many of us have been there. I know taking out some aggression on your head may sound appealing, but try pointing those scissors to a piece of paper instead--you won't regret that one. Makeovers can be fun, but not when you're in a bad mood. Plus, a makeover won't do you any good if you don't change your attitude. We are all too willing to change our hair, change our look, change where we live, where we work, but most of us are unwilling to change our Selves, our Attitudes. Try to do that consciously instead. 

Stare in the Mirror: I'm not sure why we pick ourselves apart when we stare in the mirror or where the need comes from, most likely an act of self-loath or self-pity. Regardless of whatever drew you to the mirror, do Not stare at yourself and rip yourself apart. Too many of us do this and it's so incredibly negative. Whether we like it or not, everyone has some sort of insecurity, whether its big or small. But everyone is perfect in their imperfections. Everyone is Unique and wonderful. Love Yourself! Try looking in the mirror and saying something nice about yourself instead. Attitude is everything! If you're pessimistic and miserable all the time it will show, and that is the only part of you that will repel others. 

Burying Emotions/Problems: Many of us do it and it's such a big no-no. I was the worst; I would bury every problem that came up and as it lingered I withdrew more and more. Sweeping all those problems under a rug does not get rid of them. They will come back around to bite you, whether you realize it quickly or not. Deal with things as soon as they happen. Find resolve.  

Sobbing & being Anti-Social: You're upset, so you want nothing more than to be by yourself and sob. This anti-social attitude will only make you feel worse. Sobbing will make it worse too if you're wallowing in it and feeling self-pity. I'm not saying don't feel anything. I'm a firm believer in letting emotion flow and then letting them go. But take charge of your attitude, cry it out if you need, and then get back on your feet and socialize. Surrounding yourself with happy people will make you feel wayyy better! 

Miserable Diary: While keeping a diary can be fun, many of us tend to use them as a method to rant and be negative with out really being conscious of it. My old diaries scare me! They were filled with pessimism, frustration, and negativity. I was only re-enforcing that negative mental attitude. Finally, I saw this and turned it around. Now if I don't have anything nice to say, I won't say it at all. If you absolutely need to vent, then go for it; I go into more details about this method in this last post "Turn Your Mood Around with Writing." And if you reaaally need to vent, then write out those frustrations first on a scrap piece of paper and then throw it away when you're done so you can get on to writing something positive. Holding onto that piece of paper is similar to holding onto those negative thoughts in your head. You don't need them, let them go. 

There's no point in writing out little vent if you only feel worse or the same afterwards. Do not keep a diary if all it's going to be is a negative outlet. If you don't find a positive conclusion then all you are doing is re-enforcing a negative mental attitude. Reach a Positive conclusion and a change of attitude. 

Instead, keep a "Happy Diary" and focus your attention on all the Positivity in your life, it'll help change your attitude towards everything! 

Don't Dwell on Negativities: Most of us fall victim to this attitude because it's easy and almost taught. The Blog focuses so much attention on Positivity for this exact reason! Dwelling on Negativities serves no purpose--at all! If you want a negative life then by all means focus all your attention on what's "wrong" around you; talk about it, write about it, share with everyone how negative everything is. Time to realize that this is only going to make your situation worse. Focus your attention ON the things you Do want, and OFF the things you Don't what. Repel Negativity by being Positive. It IS that simple. Practice this all the time. The next time you want to share something negative on facebook, twitter, tumblr, or whatever social network, or in real life, stop yourself! Focus instead on something positive and write or talk about that. This truly truly works! And practice makes perfect!  

~Peace & Love

xo

~Bianca 

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☺ Inspiration: Turn Your Mood around with Writing! ☺

It's a simple step that most of us don't place the effort in; turning our mood around. Let's face it, we all have moments where life can become overwhelming, when things can get us down or just plain in a bad mood. Turning our mood around is one of those things that requires our immediate attention if we hope to carry on with the rest of our day on a postive note instead of dwelling on negativities and remaining moody. Yet we very rarely actually give ourselves the time to do so. 

Put in the effort to make yourself happy and upbeat! 

I already spoke a bit about dancing and doing something active to boost your mood and return that smile (you can check out my video blog regarding this and be entertained by my sillyness too ~_^). It's a great step, but it can be useless if you can't stop a dillemma or problem from nagging your mind. 

Sort through those problems as soon as they arrive. Focus on a positive outcome. Don't waste your time on negativity, this only re-enforces that bad attitude and makes it harder to recover. And whatever you do, do not play the "poor me" card. These things get you no where but in a negative circle.

Learn to get into the habit of using pen and paper to write down your problems and ordeals, but most importantly, your thoughts into a positive conclusion. Now, this is key so I'm going to say it again; don't dwell on negativities! 

Too often our process of writing and thinking means whining and venting and complaining about what's wrong in our lives. This only continues the negative attitude, worse yet, it further imbeds it into your brain. Such a continual process becomes a habit, one that is not easy to break. And this is the dilemma most of us must face; changing our thought patterns back into something positive after years of negative thinking.

So use that pen and paper as a constructive tool instead of dwelling on pessimism. If you need to let out a little vent, by all means, do so--it is often a necassary part of the process--but keep writing until you reach something positive. Learn to ask questions, to look deeper, to really let your thoughts transfer onto the page. Don't spend time thinking about what you're writing, just let the words flow from your subconscious to your conscious mind right onto paper. The thoughts should be written out just as fast as they strike the mind. All one fluid process. You'll be amazed by the revelations, epiphanies, and realizations you'll have. That is, if you allow yourself to and really get into positive habits. If you begin the process with no intention of a positive or constructive outcome then you won't get one because you'll still be dwelling on the negative. 

Learn to open your mind and let your thoughts flow through your heart. It is another key point in this exercise to ask "what would love do?" Love opens the door to enlightenment and openness, and if you are open then you will be receptive to the wonderful revelations that may come to you by hammering out words onto paper. Let go of grudges, and the blame game, and being right, let it all go and become open to your subconscious mind. 

So, to sum this up in steps and key notes:

☼ Don't waste your time on the Negative.

☼ Keep your mind on the things you do want, and off the things you don't.

☼ Keep writing until you change your attitude into a positive one.

☼ Be open and loving--so that you are Receptive to the revelations that may come.

☼ Let your thoughts transfer instantly as they come from your subconscious to the page.

☼ Set Positive, conclusive Intentions. 

☼ Don't stop writing until you have a positive conclusion and can be at peace with the problem.

☼ Write as soon as trouble surfaces in your mind--don't push it aside and allow it to linger until it reaches a breaking point.

These steps will help you maintain a Positive and Happy Attitude. But always remember to appreciate your life and look at the good in it instead of the bad. There's no point in letting yourself be miserable all the time-- you can turn your own mood around! It is in your hands, give yourself that credit. Make sure you place the effort though. If you do nothing then your bad mood will linger, don't allow it to. You are all powerful and have absolute control of your mood. Practice consistently changing it around and you will be well on your way. It will eventually come naturally and the effort won't be as great. Until you reach that point, practice, practice, practice. Never get discouraged and always be resilient. 

You are an amazing human being!

So dance, write, and do whatever else you may know that works to turn your mood around. Don't waste a second more of your time being negative! Smile, laugh, and enjoy your beautiful life!!!

Peace & Love

~Bianca xo

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☮ Be The Change: Consumer-Based Society ☮

As a general whole, we live in a very Negative Society. Most of us are actually aware of this, but that is often as far as the thought process goes. For those that don't already, we must start asking; Why? What we can change? What we can do?

The problem routes to the biggest downfall of humankind; Money. It is always about Money. If you look at any problem in the world I guarantee it will route back to the almighty Dollar. 

What's wrong with this? 

It has equalled a loss of ethics, of compassion, of equality, of respect for our planet and of ourselves. Our Wars, our destructive greed for oil, our raping the lands for resources, our incredibly unhealthy diets, all the cheap products and over manufacturing, all of these "Things"; they're all a result from the money-makers with dollar signs in their eyes. 

Economy is placed over Ecology. We may choose to ignore it, but this simply doesn't work. And all these economic crashes are proof of just that. Global Warming is another. But if there is money to be made in anything, the survival of our planet and ourselves, our health, wildlife, anything crucial to life is disregarded without a second thought. All for Things that we simply do not need and, ultimately, for money money money. 

It's not entirely our faults though. No, I'm not saying don't take responsibility--we are all responsible for becoming the solution and Not part of the problem. But our Society is built on a very powerful system of constant advertising and subliminal messages thrown in our faces on a continual basis to make us believe that we Need to buy things to make us happy. That we Need to buy things to make us beautiful. That we Need to buy things to make us socially accepted. Our Economy relies on your dissatisfaction with yourself and with life, and then your temporary satisfaction or "high" when you buy something new; something that usually becomes forgotten in anywhere from a day to maybe a couple of months until the next new Thing comes out on the market. 

If you were perfectly Happy with yourself, with life, and with what you already have then your need for consumerism would become very minimal. Our Society can't have this. Our Society Needs you to Need Things. Our entire world is based on these principles. If you actually start paying close attention to everything around you, you will see just how embedded into our lives consumerism is. Holidays are based on consumerism. Children's toys teach them at a young age that you need things. I'm not just talking about the buying of toys, but the toys themselves. Just look at Barbie. TV shows and movies teach us these same principles in one form or another. Magazines, billboards, everywhere and anything you will find these messages, you literally can't escape them. Consumerism is all around us, Everywhere!  

The other downfall of the system is this; if you Don't want to be a greedy consumer, you are practically frowned upon. Your social status becomes in question. The people around you think you're weird. Our society is built on this system of consumerism being so incredibly normal and embedded in our lives that we wouldn't think to question it. But people are beginning to more and more. And so what do you do when the rest of the world is not quite there? Be strong and stick to your principles! Be confident in YourSelf and in your Choices. Most people aren't confident in themselves, they're not really given the chance to discover themselves because our Society is there to distract them from actually Being. Our Society makes us believe that we Are the Things that we buy. Our Society makes you believe that you can find Happiness and your Self by buying things. But materialism truly means nothing at the end of the day. It does not bring Happiness,  it does not bring a greater sense of Self or self-worth. They are Distractions, to keep you Needing and Wanting. And it is a "Comfortable Blanket" so to speak, one that makes you not really want to leave it, but on the other hand never finding true happiness in it either. But you will keep searching for happiness in it because that's what you are made to believe. But we find our Selves and Happiness when we move Away from these greedy talons. And I'm talking about pure unreasonable Happiness, not that temporary "High" or what some of us think is happiness. We find genuine Happiness when we can learn to be happy with what we already have, when we learn to love ourselves as we are, when we embrace nature and connect with it instead of abusing it. 

It is no secret that this Neediness and Greed is destroying our Health, our Happiness, our sense of Self, our Environment, and our Homes. 

It is no big secret that our world is now based on Consumerism. It began after World War II to keep the Economy functioning after an economy based on war. Best quoted by Victor Lebow, an economist and retailing anylyst, published in 1955: 

"Our enormously productive economy demands that we make consumption our way of life, that we convert the buying and use of goods into rituals, that we seek our spiritual satisfactions, our ego satisfactions, in consumption. The measure of social status, of social acceptance, of prestige, is now to be found in our consumptive patterns. The very meaning and significance of our lives today is expressed in consumptive terms. The greater the pressures upon the individual to conform to safe and accepted social standards, the more he does he tend to express his aspirations and his individuality in terms of what he wears, drives, eats--his home, his car, his pattern of food serving, his hobbies. 

These commodities and services must be offered to the consumer with a special urgency. We require not only “forced draft” consumption, but “expensive” consumption as well. We need things consumed, burned up, worn out, replaced, and discarded at an ever increasing pace. We need to have people eat, drink, dress, ride, live, with ever more complicated and, therefore, constantly more expensive consumption. The home power tools and the whole “do-it-yourself” movement are excellent examples of “expensive” consumption." 

We know and feel deep down that there is something most certainly wrong with our current way of life. It's time for a Change. Let's be the revolution. Let's move into a world where we live harmoniously; with our planet and with our fellow selves. There is no need for Greed and Hate. 

Let's be Loving and caring. Let's enjoy Nature over our television screen. Let's be Happy! 

Let's start thinking before we impulsively Buy. Do you really need that? Is it fair-trade? Earth-friendly? Is it Local? Who and What are you supporting when you Buy? Choose better options--they are Always out there. 

Let's be the Generation that Thinks, instead of mindlessly Consumes. Let's place love and relationships and experiences over Things that distract us from truly Living. 

Let's "Be the Change you wish to see in the world." 

Peace & Love,

xo

~Bianca   

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☺ Inspirational: Turn Negative Thinking into Positive ☺

There is a lesson to be learned in everything, in every experience, good or bad. Life is much easier & Happier when we can look at the Positive side of things rather than always focussing on the Negative. Optimism vs. Pessimism. The glass half full rather than half empty. 

Seek Understanding, Compassion, Respect, and Sympathy instead of the Judgmental, Blaming, Self-centered, narrow-minded outlook. Again, things will go much smoother with this outlook & Positive Mindset. 

If you're like most people in today's world, then this isn't always easy. It does take some "reprogramming" of the Mind. Try to turn those negative thoughts around as soon as they surface. This eases the process rather than dwelling or ignoring problems until they manifest into a bigger nuisance or mood-dampner.

Do whatever works best for you to change your Mindset. Maybe its meditating. Maybe it's just pondering for a moment or sitting with it. Personally, I write. It helps to get my thoughts straight and I always seem to discover more of my thoughts lurking in the depths of my brain that I hadn't realized were there. 

If something in particular won't let you think Positively, don't give up. Work on it every day. 

Remember, it can take time to reprogram the Mind. Be patient and light-hearted. Think Positively and take time with your Happy self every single day. Be persistent and be resilient. Remember that Repetition in this way of thinking will get you there. 

Above all, choose Love. Let it into your life and into your every thought and action. It will truly transform your life. Keep a Positive outlook. And work at it every day. 

Peace & Love,

xo

~Bianca   

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