Sunday, August 24, 2014

How to Switch the Polarity of Your Thoughts: Increasing the Love, Laughter and Light in your Life



Do you know how to switch the polarity of your thoughts? It is possible to do so with a consistent, concerted effort on your part. Switching the polarity of your thoughts is something you can learn to do, but you may not be aware of the advantages of doing that with respect to how you think. It is possible to increase the love, laughter and light in your life.      


Dictionary.com suggests that polarity with respect to thinking is “the state of having or expressing two directly opposite tendencies, opinions, etc.”  In other words, your thought processes can demonstrate polar opposites of words, phrases and sentences that are positive or negative in character.

Each person has an innate ability to think in terms of the positive or negative. This is a good thing, as it allows discernment, differentiation and decision-making in accordance with value judgments that in turn can affect words, deeds or behavior.

For example, a truck parks behind a parked car. Immediately, a negative thought may result in an adverse response that in turn, triggers an outburst of anger. “That man is blocking my car.” A more positive thought based on observation might be, “The man in the truck parked behind my car is unloading his furniture." Taking it further, a more positive thought might be “He will move his truck in a moment.” 
Becoming proactive, he decides, “I must go and meet my new neighbor.”

Switching polarity of thoughts from negative to positive appears to be easy for some, but not necessarily for everyone. To a large degree, it entails making a personal choice in terms of thought processes. Switching polarity of thinking is an important factor in mental health.     

Many different, conditioned responses repeatedly surface in human thought processes. Some of them demonstrate distinct and dramatic polarity of thought. In other words, a few may be very positive while others are exactly the opposite, extremely negative. Then, there are neutral thoughts that are not positive or negative. Neutral thoughts do not usually cause problems, nor do the positive ones. Extremely negative thoughts based upon fear can result in outward expression of paranoia, or outbursts of anger.

Discovering a new way to think is a challenge that you can take on personally. Simply begin to think about something specific and then consider the number of other, different and possibly better ways you can think about it. There are no limits.

If you are prone to think negative thoughts consistently, it may be part of your upbringing. Perhaps it has to do with the perception of your parents, grandparents and others. You do not have to think that way.
Challenge yourself everyday to think strong, positive, constructive and highly motivational thoughts, instead of the kinds of thoughts that tend to be mentally and emotionally debilitating, disturbing or destructive.  

Switching polarity of thought is like turning a light switch on or off. Remember that there is a time and place for negative thoughts, but transitioning them into powerful positive thoughts can bring so much more love, laughter and light into your life.     


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