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Think positively and you may just live longer . . .

8/8/2019

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A cup half full or half empty . . . A rainy day to snuggle inside or a rainy day to frustrate your plans . . . feedback which helps you grow or feedback that leaves you upset . . . ?

Humans have a leaning towards negativity. Our news media know that - and to sell space they broadcast stuff about corruption, crime, hate, scandal . . . Maybe it’s in our evolutionary genes where not so long ago, our survival depended on being able to react quickly to danger. But whatever the reason, bad news sells because we demand it.

Positivity is a choice we all have. And we have the power to make that choice many times each day. There have been many studies on the health effects of positive thinking. In short - if you are an optimistic person you are more likely to have greater resistance to things like the common cold, reduced risk of death from heart attack, better ability to deal with stress and depression and . . . you are likely to live longer.

So, you can see the obvious dilemma . . .  how to be naturally positive when human nature is to veer on the negative side. And so it’s not something that will come naturally – and like all things that are good for us, it requires conscious effort on our part.

You may have heard about “The Secret” which is simply the “law of attraction.” I don't like the marketing behind this concept – it’s overbearingly cringy (in my humble opinion), but the concept is sound. Essentially, whatever consumes your thoughts is what you will eventually get in life. 

You become what you think. Applying this concept means that you simply focus on what you want, and not what you don’t want. Because if you were to do the latter – the latter is what you will attract. 

Try it . . . and see whether the concept works for you.
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3/26/2020 11:57:08 pm

There are lots of things about your blog that I found really amazing. The fact that you had lots of great words to tell this child is just beyond me. I want to go and meet you someday, I feel like you are the person who I can share my pain with. I long for someone who can help me get better and deal with this depression of mine. I feel like you are the perfect person to do it.

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3/28/2020 12:17:31 pm

Your words are kind and I admire you for having the courage to write and to be honest about how you are feeling. Im not sure where in the world you are, but in NZ we have an awesome website that may of help. Its called https://depression.org.nz/. You will find an online test that will check how you are feeling. I'm no expert in depression, but I know people who suffer from it. I really encourage you to get in touch with a professional who will know much more than me. But if you would like to connect please do - sometime just the simple act of connecting - having someone to listen - can be pretty cool. My email address is [email protected]

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    https://www.lifekindness.org/Hi I'm Richard Norris. I live in Wellington, New Zealand, with my wife Jolanda.

    After many years or working and observing human nature I decided to launch www.itsgoingtobegreat.org - all about happiness, mindfulness and feeling great. 
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    Much of the material is taken from everyday life experiences. My motivation is to give something back to a world that has given me so much - and the hope is that someone, somewhere reading this just might realise some of their dreams.

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