Philosophy

Lately I have been dealing with a lot of uncertainty, vagueness, and roadblocks. Often, I find myself reflecting on "What would Wayne Dyer Think about this?". And every single time, it comes up that he would simply choose to think of the good that any given situation has to offer. He has been quoted as saying, "If you really focus on what you think, and choose only good thoughts, then nothing has to be bad."

I have been choosing to see the good in every situation-- when I am conscious, which is certainly not all the time, because I am human after all. Yet I am still affected by other people's interpretation of my positive outlook. Some may call me a "spin doctor" which I think has a negative connotation. I suppose that is because I have experienced this term being used to reflect inauthenticity, manipulation, or lying. Other people may simply use a strange tone or give me a look that I interpret as "I don't believe that anything good just happened to you, it is just what you WANT me to think because things are really bad."

So my challenge to myself is to avoid the people who can't accept this viewpoint. And if I can't avoid them, then my goal is to simply remind myself that they too get to choose. And it just so happens that they may be choosing bad thoughts. Go figure.