{"id":72,"date":"2008-06-17T23:26:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-17T23:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psolis.com\/dreamscapes\/?p=72"},"modified":"2010-05-05T18:54:22","modified_gmt":"2010-05-05T18:54:22","slug":"staying-positive-in-a-negative-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/psolis.com\/dreamscapes\/2008\/06\/staying-positive-in-a-negative-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Staying Positive in a Negative World"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It is truly possible to be positive in a negative world. The way I see it, the world is what I see in it & what I make of it. <\/p>\n

I find that when I start my morning routine listening to the morning rush hour report, I already start upset and rushed. This is because I find myself needing to rush out the door right now in order to ‘beat’ the traffic. Take my coffee on the run & well, I’ll read that report during the traffic jams so I don’t waste time. When I get to the office, I feel like a rat trying to find a spot up front in the parking lot. In the elevator lobby I rush to the elevator to ‘beat’ that crowd that is coming behind me. All this before 9am. So of course I am going to be upset, rushed & negative. <\/p>\n

This negativity stays with me all day. When I get home, my son runs to sit on my lap & all I want to do is ‘veg-out’ before dinner. I have stressed myself raw and now just want to be numb to the world. Staring at the tv allows me to zone out for a while just to recover.<\/p>\n

What I saw missing in myself was peacefulness & clarity. Everything is hurry up & wait. <\/p>\n

So I tried an experiment. I start my day differently. I already know that the morning commute will take about 1hr plus 15 minutes for delays. In the morning I get up with time to sit at the table & talk with my wife. My son kisses me as he is leaving to school and I am listening to a soft tune in the background. I saw that during that week I got to work on time, read my report at the table & even made it to the elevator without a mad rush. The day goes by peacefully & my head stays focused. On the drive home I listen to an audio book & clear myself of the day’s troubles. <\/p>\n

The most important thing is that when I get home my son still wants to sit on my lap. But now I find that I can actually play with him & enjoy my time with him. My head is clear & I can focus on him.<\/p>\n

What I did differently was change my mindset. What I focus on is what shows up in my life. If I create tension, worries & rush and that is what occurs throughout the day. BUT when I created peacefulness and clarity for myself, the days became just that – peaceful & clear. Even finding a parking space was not stressful. <\/p>\n

So the way to staying positive in a negative world, is not to focus on the negative, but on the positive. Live life like you want it to be & sure enough that is what will show up for you in this world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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