Lots of people are in pursuit of happiness in our world. It is perhaps one of the most widespread ambitions we have in common, as human beings!
Of course, there are almost as many theories about how to get to happiness as there are people in the world. Everybody has their opinion of what to do.
At the White Light Express, a large part of our core mission statement is centered around "The Power of Positive Focused Intention." But what does that mean, exactly? And how effective is that?
"The Power of Positive Thinking" is definitely one of the oldest ideas in the spiritual and counseling/self-improvement field. From "daily affirmations" to programs like "The Secret," there are a myriad approaches to this particular idea.
What Lies Beneath the Theory?
In my experience, there's really nothing magical or "New Age Woo-woo" to the effects and benefits of positive thinking. It's simple psychology: We tend to enjoy a higher success rate with those things to which we give the most attention.
Consequently, when we focus our attention on the positive, the net effect is that we pay less attention to negative things. In the broadest sense, the actual proportion of "good" and "bad" things hasn't really changed;" but what we look at has!
But what about making ourselves happier?
"Happy" is a pretty fluid thing, but one of the fundamentals that leads to happiness is a practice of gratitude. And with a practice of gratitude, we are automatically guided towards looking for the positive things in our lives to be grateful for; again, shifting the focus away from negatives and towards positives.
When we have gratitude, we also tend to feel happier. So the case could easily be made for "positive thinking" being able to make us happier!
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The White Light Express Mission Statement:
Since October 2001, the mission of the White Light Express has been to offer healing and transformation through focused positive intention, meditation and prayer. Right Thought is the first step toward Right Action and consciousness. We believe that “holding the vibration” is a profound task and our divine destiny.
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