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Today’s post is dedicated to my grandfather who was born on this date in 1911. He fought in the Pacific during WWII with the US Navy, and died July 9, 2001, when he was 89. He lived a full and rich life. He was fun to be with, and was a positive thinker.

He told us lots of stories of WWII and of his life as a plumbing inspector for the city of Los Angeles. He inspected the homes of people such as John Wayne, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Gary Cooper.

The stories Grandpa told were amusing, such as when he was able to meet and thank Bob Hope for entertaining the US troops who were stationed at New Guinea (where my grandfather was). Bob Hope was another man who lived a long and rich life. He did not sit around complaining.

One trait of negative thinkers is that they need to have the world ‘at their feet’. They are in the truest sense, childish at heart with very little maturity levels. When they fail to get what they want, they tend to think negative.

If you are one of them, it is the time for some serious introspection. You cannot perceive life from the viewpoint of a child; you need to develop a sensible and balanced approach towards the world around you. Negative thinkers are often bitter as a result of some past experiences.

However, what they do not learn is the ability to let go and rectify a flawed perception. Such a perception makes a person act and behave more maturely than what he actually is.

The third most important source of such a flawed thinking style is the media. You can give them due credit for bombarding our minds with news on catastrophes, wars and other such sorrowful events.

This information is absorbed by our subconscious self and shows up in your manner of thinking. When you think negative, you radiate a lot of negative energy in your comfort zones which contributes to a sort of contagion in the form of negative thinking.

It is vital for us to realize that the media is doing its job of giving a colorful representation of sordid facts in an attempt to ‘capitalize on the commercial viability’ of such events.

If you feel news on disasters pulls you into a forlorn mood and ultimately affects your thinking, then you should seriously think about the amount of time you spend on watching such ‘ breaking news’.

Negative thinkers are known to be ‘mentally old’ since they have a preconceived pessimistic approach towards life. The manner in which one thinks seriously affects one’s health and thus, the onset of ageing process.

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