All that we find disagreeable in others has got a lesson
for us - it often mirrors our own hidden shortcomings and weaknesses, so that
we can start seeing the same within.Identifying a weakness within us is the first step towards
getting rid of it.
Positive thoughts, in the first stage, make you commit to all that is
required to bring about the best in you and make you honor that
commitment. They make you consider all the causes for a possible failure
so that you can incorporate the necessary precautions in your planning.
In the second stage, they instill in you a positive image about
yourself.
Finally in the third stage, they make you perform exactly in accordance
with how you perceive yourself to be.
See the positive hidden in every negative experience. For example, if
your boss finds small mistakes in your work you may take this to be
frustrating. However, ask yourself, “What is the positive thing hidden
in this seemingly negative happening? In what way will I benefit from
it?”
Situations are never bad; the way we interpret them often is. It is only
when we fail to see what is positive in any situation because of our
self-imposed
limitations on our perception that we label certain experiences as bad
or negative.
