tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30224618.post8849755485582414545..comments2023-10-01T05:32:19.823-04:00Comments on The Mind's Language: PositivityNeerajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07813033087957007755noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30224618.post-36012897175221156712012-04-19T14:24:23.619-04:002012-04-19T14:24:23.619-04:00Well put, Rafiki.Well put, Rafiki.Neerajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813033087957007755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30224618.post-79603876319799044352012-04-17T15:23:45.045-04:002012-04-17T15:23:45.045-04:00I think acceptance of failure is positive. I think...I think acceptance of failure is positive. I think moving on, smiling in the face of hardship is positive. However, like you mention positivity becomes impractical and denial when it is wishful thinking. I do believe positivity is overrated in some cases. Negativity sometimes gives us a channel to let go pent up emotions and frustrations. Negativity sometimes makes us take positive steps forward instead of sitting in one place positively hoping for a miracle.Rafikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16033361494212146526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30224618.post-14061083145054771032012-03-21T20:19:21.014-04:002012-03-21T20:19:21.014-04:00Thanks Karthik :). Your last few sentences are bea...Thanks Karthik :). Your last few sentences are beautiful. They convey the meaning of this post much better. Optimism to boost one's confidence and courage is absolutely helpful. Any resource that we can summon within ourselves to extend/improve our inner potential is definitely worthy...there is no real end to how much it can be improved. <br /><br />Sumi, thank you! I remember your post from Cyber Diaries :)Neerajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05771903291361206507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30224618.post-43672554915277009422012-03-21T16:01:36.201-04:002012-03-21T16:01:36.201-04:00I loved this post. I have wondered about Positivit...I loved this post. I have wondered about Positivity many times and struggled to define what it is. You hit the nail on the head.SUMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15819524844711267989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30224618.post-6050269372955654162012-03-21T00:26:49.453-04:002012-03-21T00:26:49.453-04:00I agree nearly 100% with what you've said here...I agree nearly 100% with what you've said here :-) I too think positivity has much more to do with handling the current situation more positively than deluding oneself into thinking that things will improve dramatically in the future. <br /><br />But I also think there is a place for optimism ; but not in the sense that 'things will change', but in the sense that we can overcome our self-limiting beliefs. I think optimism is a tool to help us reach our potential, and break bariers of 'it's not possible' that we can construct in our minds. Some claim that such a mindset will alter the way 'reality' appears, but of course this is within limits ! If one has a close one battling a fatal disease, optimism isn't going to change that ..I think 'useful' optimism has character behind it. And living with good cheer in the face of adversity is just that.Karthikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468152567449655366noreply@blogger.com