Accurate Thinking

Accurate thinking involves thinking with our minds and not our emotions. Practicing a positive attitude requires learning to evaluate and react to events without allowing emotions to get in the way. Making decisions based on emotions has the potential to cause judgment and decision making errors, which in turn can create negative thought patterns. Accurate thinking places the situation you are facing into proper perspective and positive thinking replaces any negative thoughts with positive and structured thoughts. In order to develop accurate thinking (which will help influence our positive thinking) we need to understand that we are in control of what we think. When we use our minds to
control our emotions we are then able to control our actions. When we are in control of our thinking we are in control of our lives. This is of significant importance.
The next step in practicing accurate thinking involves learning that we are in control of our outlook on life. Our outlook on life is influenced by the events that induce our thinking; our basic life outlook is based off of past experiences. What we must understand is that our outlook on life is generally developed at a young age when we are most susceptible to influence. For example, my previous outlook on life was primarily negative after years of being bullied and picked on throughout my youth. What I realized though, and what we all need to realize, is that we have the ability now to take charge and change that outlook. This isn’t always easy but it’s not impossible to do either. Changing our outlook is achieved by training ourselves to focus on the positive rather than the negative. Developing a positive attitude lifts you up, while dwelling in a negative attitude is like pressing the self-destruct button over and over again.

Our attitude determines the person we are and the person that other people see. Our attitude is a reflection of our thinking and our emotions. When you are thinking accurately and positively, as we all should be, other people are going to see you as an upbeat and happy person who’s in control of their life. Once we have gained control of our thoughts (positive thinking) and emotions (accurate thinking) our attitude will automatically follow the path we are paving with positivity.

Accurate thinking is an incredibly powerful tool that enables us to strengthen our positive thinking and control our thoughts, emotions, and actions no matter what the situation. This removes the emotion of important decision making every time. We cannot control the actions, thoughts or words of others. All we can do is control how we conduct ourselves in response to other individuals and different situations as life presents them. Choosing to respond positively through accurate thinking is one of the best decisions you will ever make.

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