Positive and Negative Thinking
My father gave me some questions about Positive and Negative
Thinking and asked me to write down my answers for them. I am sharing them here
with my answers.
What in
your opinion is positive thinking?
Positive thinking is looking at each situation positively and
not losing hope.
What in
your opinion is negative thinking?
Negative thinking can be called, in my opinion, ‘Jumping to
the worst conclusions’. It can also be thinking critically of others.
What are
the factors that make us negative?
The factors that make us negative can be negative feelings
like jealousy, hate, and envy. There can also be some wrong acts that we did in
the past, like backbiting, that can make us negative.
What are
the factors that make us positive?
Being satisfied and happy, and when all our needs are
fulfilled can make us positive.
Situations
when it is REALLY hard to stay positive:
- When someone betrays me
- When things don’t go as planned
- When a day trip gets cancelled
- When someone says they’d come to our house and they don’t come
- When someone insults me
Specific suggestions
for being positive:
- Don’t take negative comments seriously
- Remember that Allah is in control of the situation
- Understand the whole situation, before coming to a conclusion
- Think from the other person’s perspective
Nice work! I like the answers you chose to write. Another suggestion to not say/do anything negative is by thinking before you do. And have you heard this question, that identifies whether you are a realist, optimist or pessimist? - Is this glass half-empty or half-full. If you decide on "both", you're a realist. If you decide on "half-full", you're an optimist. And if you answer "half-empty", you're a pessimist. I think I'm a realist. Keep up the good work! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, and yes, I've heard of the 'Half full or half empty' example. I don't know which I am because I act different on different situations! But I'm mostly a pessimist, I think!! I try to think positive but every human DOES make mistakes!!!
DeleteYou're absolutely welcome! Yeah, our decisions can change sometimes! Definitely! ;D
DeleteVery thought provoking questions and interesting responses!
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