English III You Are What You Think Philippine Daily Inquirer September 29, 1996 1. The quality of our thoughts becomes visible through our words, our behavior, or even through the expression of our face. The seed of words and actions is thought. By knowing and understanding the types of thoughts our mind can create, we will be able to consciously redirect thoughts towards the positive. Hence, we will improve the quality of our mind, body, and relationships. 2. Necessary thoughts are those that deal with our daily routine like “What will I eat?” “What do I need to do today?” “When do I have to pay my bills?” These are practical thoughts to attend to our daily needs, and requirements. 3. Wasteful (or superfluous) thoughts are those that are of no use, neither constructive nor particularly negative. They deal with things of the past like “If this did not happen, “ “Why did he not tell me this?” “If only I had done it this way.” 4. Negative thoughts are most harmful, especially to ourselves. Irrespective of the impact they have on others, negative thoughts are based on materialistic desires, anger, lust, unfulfilled expectations, jealousy, hatred, arrogance, extreme possessiveness (or attachments), extreme laziness, etc. If our thoughts are based on these weaknesses, then, it is as if we are poisoning our mind as well as the atmosphere. 5. No matter how right we are, by thinking negatively we lose because negative thoughts take away our self-respect and also others lose respect for us. Usually we find the people who think very negatively about others will feel lonely although they may have many relationships. 6. Positive thoughts alone allow us to accumulate inner strength and enable us to be creative and constructive. To have positive thoughts means we always see the benefits in all situations without being caught up by the external appearance of the situation. 7. To think positively doesn’t mean that we ignore the reality (especially the unpleasant or negative ones) around us and pretend to love or be somewhere else. To think positively means to see the problem and recognize its reality, but at the same time, to be able to find solutions for that problem. This often requires that we have some tolerance, patience, and common sense. 8. A person who thinks positively will be aware of the weaknesses of others around him but will still turn his attention towards the good tendencies of others. Positive thoughts give is the feeling of contentment within and because of that, our expectations of others become less and less. We stop demanding things from them like respect, consideration, love, recognition thus enabling the relationship to become light. 9. Also, when we are content within, then we have the strength to accept others as they are without wanting to change them as we think is right. And together with that we are able to give ourselves as we are with our positive qualities and shortcomings, without pretending we are something else.
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