Being Positive, What is The Big Deal? | Tammi C. Walker

By Tammi C. Walker

You hear it over and over just be positive, attitude is everything.  Stay positive, elevate your mind.  So, let’s really look at this, is it truly overrated?   I know a vast amount of people now from various jobs, my former grammar school, high school, college, church, you name it, I have met all types of people, all races, etc.  I have noticed the ones that have a positive and winning spirit do live better lives.

Over all, I label myself as a positive person. But I had a bad few years where I could see the bitterness creeping in.  It was from 1995-2006.  I was in a bad marriage and I could not see the forest for the trees.   Even after my divorce, the negative thoughts remained.  The most unfortunate thing is I stayed here for years not knowing how to come out of it.  I have always been the type to seek out help. I am not ashamed to go to therapy.  I would go to a couple of therapists and some I did not connect with.  In all honestly, therapy helps when you are very honest and truthful.  You have to lay it all on the line and be ready to make a change and to hear some feedback.  But it was not only therapy that helped me, it was my faith in God, journaling and doing things that I really loved that put me back on the right course.

I also read the book, The Power of Positive Thinking by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale.  I would read pages of the book daily combined with my Bible and a prayer book.

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