Focus On The Positive with Erika Gutierrez
HOW TO FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE
Everything we think we are experiencing in our lives right now is a product of the specific situations and thoughts we have chosen to place our focus on over time. This includes the thoughts we’ve allowed to reside in our minds, the activities we partake in, the people we want to surround ourselves with, and the energy we’ve allowed into our lives.
When we delve too deep into our situations we often forget that our actions got us there… but ultimately, we forget that we have control of the actions that will get us out too. You can control which situations you involve yourself in at any moment, you literally just have to become aware of it and do it. Decide what it is you want to keep your focus on and what you’d like to change, and then proceed to make the change.
Strengthen your focus.
Once you decide what you want to say “yes” to, the hard part is committing to saying “yes” and only “yes” to that one thing-unconditionally. And after that, you must completely look past all the negatives that will keep telling you “no”, because the reality is that life will throw way too many no’s at you before you receive your final yes.
People will often doubt you before believing you can succeed and situations will seem impossible before you can actually reach your goal. That is why often times people find it easier to give up before they finally succeed at what they want.
Keep a Positive Focus no matter what
It is important to remind yourself of what you want to accomplish and why. Keeping a positive attitude towards whatever it is you are working on is the key to accomplishing anything. When we feel stuck and unhappy, it may feel as if life is completely and totally against us– we become negative, and begin to create excuses that keep us from living the life we desire.
The worst part is, we don’t realize how much easier it is to complain and remain in a state of depression than to change our reaction to the current situation. This is why many people become negative and develop negative beliefs that really don’t have to exist. You can replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts but it is up to you to push past the discouragement and erase the negative emotions.
It is so much easier to create excuses that will temporarily make us feel better about a current situation… but these excuses will just bring temporary comfort and leave you wondering why things haven’t changed. The same way you can spend your energy creating excuses, you can create reasons to get back up and keep trying.
That is why the majority of people allow their emotions to take control of them for the rest of their lives and begin to build very negative perceptions of the world.
And then these people go out to live their negative reality forever believing that it will remain unchanged, and in fact, it will forever remain unchanged for as long as they believe so. And unfortunately, they send out this negative energy into the universe and it begins to resonate onto all the people and situations around them.
Your reality is a product of your perception
But really, how terrible would this life be if we were doomed to live under constant control of our situations? Our day to day experiences are shaped by our beliefs and perception of the world.
If you go out into the world believing that you will have, yet again, another terrible day, or get into another toxic relationship- you will attract just that. If you wake up and tell yourself that you can accomplish anything and that no one is going to stop you… no one can stop you, unless you let them. You can’t say no one is going to stop you but then allow yourself to get upset over little interactions you encounter throughout your day. You must simply block them out and keep your focus.
At any given moment we have infinite possibilities to change the course of our lives by changing our focus… it all starts with the one thing we say “yes” to focusing on, and then proceeding to say “no” to all other possible things. And by realizing this you can begin consciously deciding what thoughts and perceptions you will allow to form in your mind everyday. By doing this you will strengthen your positive focus and the road to pursuing your goals will become a lot clearer.
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t — you’re right.” — Henry Ford
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FOTP Note: Erika Gutierrez is the voice behind The Positive Focus, the nothing-but-positive corner of the internet. Erika is an incredible writer and The Positive Focus is an inspiring place and wealth of positivity!!! FOTP HIGHLY recommends that you follow all her socials, SUBSCRIBE to her blog, and read all her blogs and poetry.
Thank you Erika for allowing us to share this blog post! 🙌🙏
