In the words of Captain Jack Sparrow:The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude towards the problem.Who knew that so much insight on life could come from a pirate? Without giving him too much credit, the pirate's words seem to channel one of Dr. Norman Vincent Peale's many famous quotes on the power of positive thinking:
Change your thoughts and you change your world.Don't just glance over those words, but let them sink in for just a moment. Really think about what would happen in your own life if you purposed to change the negative thoughts and replace them with positive, uplifting, life giving thoughts.
There is something in each of our minds that belittles our desire to grow, change, and succeed. Every single person has experienced the assault of hammering thoughts which seem to scream out, "You can't do it - Just Give Up." While everyone has undoubtedly heard these condemning thoughts, not everyone has chosen to believe them. This is the basis of Dr. Norman Vincent Peale's famous book The Power of Positive Thinking.
Even though it was published in 1952, it is still a classic and widely read today. Dr. Peale shares personal stories of people he came across over the years, their sense of hopelessness and inability to understand the source of their misery in life. The premise that is threaded throughout the book is that yes, you do have the power to overcome negative thoughts and therefore, you will be empowered to overcome negative life experiences. This book does not promise to alleviate life's challenges and prevent personal failures, nor does it promote living in denial when bad things happen; rather, it provides the foundational tools for being able to assess each day, each circumstance with positive lenses, not losing sight of your goals and dreams.
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