The Power of Positivity

 

How many of you have seen the movie or read the book Pollyanna? When I was a little girl, that was one of my favorite movies. 

A young girl moves to a new town, where everyone is always negative, and looks for the bad in life. They all think she is crazy, because she sees the cup half full, but over time, they learn that their outlooks can really have an effect on life. 

Pollyanna taches them a valuable lesson, the power of positivity.

Now don't go falling asleep on me, this is not a book report, I promise you, this lesson will change the way you view yourself and the world. 

I have realized lately that one of my most said statements, is that I love wearing masks because it covers up half of my ugly face. Hmmm, last time I checked, if I said that about someone else, everyone would look at me like I was a huge jerk, so why do we speak so badly about ourselves? 

It is a horrible habit.

When I used to work in retail, I would often see kiss marks at the bottom of dressing room mirrors from young children who would kiss themselves in the mirror because they loved themselves, if an older person did this, it would be considered self-absorbed. 

This is a terrible trend, self-love is not a bad thing, thinking one is better then others is what is wrong, if a person does not love themselves, how will they ever be able to love another? 

In the scriptures the lord states, to love they neighbor as thyself, I think this can mean many things, often we tend to compare ourselves to others, or see others as better then us, but those are the times when a person has to realize that we are not in a computation. 

Telling oneself words of affirmation is a great way to build self -confidence, and replacing negative thoughts with positive thoughts is another, but there is another way, that is much more powerful. 

I often bring Christ into my thoughts, and I mention him often in my blog, this is because without him we cannot succeed in life. We will never have true self-identity and love without him, so it is natural that our confidence comes from him as well. 

Every morning when I wake up, I immediately do my scripture study, it helps to keep my mind focused on the lord throughout the day. 

When I read my scriptures, instead of reading them as though they are addressed to everyone, I read them as though they are made just for me. This has changed the way I view things, and impressed things upon my mind which were never there before. 

The lord speaks to each of us, and when we invite him into our lives, we can start to truly feel his love, and with that we can begin to love ourselves. 

My piece I leave with you, my piece I give unto you, not as the world giveth, give I unto you. -John 14:27