When a person drowns himself in negative thinking he is
committing an unspeakable crime against himself. –Maxwell Maltz
Think about this; the feelings of power that we
get from holding a gloomy and dismal outlook deprive us of some of the most
pleasant experiences of our lives. Subscribing to the thought of if I expect
the worst, I won’t be disappointed is like taking a Sunday drive and focusing
on the garbage in the ditch and not the beautiful landscape. If you continue to
tell yourself or other people that we are all failures, there is no need to
even try to accomplish something. While it’s a safe place to live, it is very
limiting and very boring. If I put trust in my higher power, keep my side of
the street clean, and do the next right thing, I can succeed at anything and
enjoy the bounty that life has to offer.
