The world you experience daily is a reflection of how you are feeling on the inside. In other words, your thoughts create your reality.

Positive thinking is defined as intentionally developing or adopting positivity in your minds as a means to imbue you with a can-do attitude. Studies show that cultivating a state of being positive enhances your state of wellbeing significantly. Positivity also increases your resilience to overcome adverse conditions. Furthermore, it allows you to embrace life fully, enjoying a sense of confidence and security.

Negativity on the other hand brings nothing but misery to the party. Unless checked, it can damage your perspective as well as reduce your confidence and negate your self-esteem. Studies shows that a positive attitude can recreate your reality, this factoid underwrites the suggestion that your mind, which is your thoughts and feelings not only colour your reality but also create it. The dictum should read Everything is in the eye of the beholder, not only beauty, as your perceptions influence your reality in a major way.

The benefits of you practicing positivity is not only limited to you but affects others as well as your environment. When someone overcomes adversity, people take note and feel motivated and inspired to emulate that behaviour. People are naturally inclined towards people that maintain a positive attitude in challenging times and deem it an attractive personality trait. Positivity is contagious and will not only change your behaviour but also affect the ones you interact with for the better. You can cultivate positivity through affirmations, meditations and mindfulness which will allow you to be more focused on the positive aspects of your experiences. 

Take note, positivity is not something you are but something you do. Positivity is characterized by acceptance of the situation. It does not mean ignoring or avoiding the bad things, it involves making the most of the potentially bad situation, trying to see the best in other people and viewing yourself and your abilities in a positive light. 

Happiness is a quality of the soul ...not a function of one’s material circumstances - Aristotle 

Your state of happiness is based on your inner life and are not influenced by your wealth or lack thereof. Happiness is found on the inside, not the outside.

People inspire you or they drain you, pick them wisely - Hans Hansen

Be selective in your interactions, choose people that lift you higher rather than spending it with those that drag you down into the doldrums.   

Don’t be pushed around by your fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart - Roy T Bennett 

Use your imagination coupled with an optimistic mindset to fearlessly create. Do not let fear shackle you to a limiting mindset. Break free.  

The only place where your dreams become impossible is in your own thinking - Robert H Shuller 

Your intentions create your realities. Start viewing yourself and your abilities in a positive light. Positivity will fill you with a can-do attitude and chase negativity which is a thief of dreams away. 

When life gives you Monday, dip it in glitter and sparkle all day - Ella Woodward 

In adverse situations you don’t ignore the problem but rather strive to make the best of a bad situation. Sulking gets you nowhere, smiling gets you everywhere.  

When it seems like everything is going wrong in your life, then you need to practice self–care by expressing loving kindness towards yourself – Zibeth Rose 

Stop beating yourself up further when life gets tough, messy, give yourself the considerate attention you would a friend, practice self-love. Release negative thoughts and stop self-criticism. Learn to have more loving thoughts towards yourself.  

Things do not happen; things are made to happen - John f Kennedy 

Positivity gives you the fortitude to adopt a can-do attitude during a difficult, adverse situation. Positivity is the only thing standing between giving up and going on.  

Positivity, confidence, and persistence are key in life, so never give up on yourself - Khalid 

Positive beliefs will promote your potential, practicing positive thinking will increase your confidence and imbue you with the necessary fortitude to persevere in the face of adversity. When you cultivate positivity, confidence and perseverance within yourself, you are giving yourself a fighting change in the game of life.