Are you trying to be positive?

Are you "Trying" to be Positive?

I was watching a show last month and saw a guy mention that he was " trying to be positive " in a difficult situation. It got me thinking.

Are we always trying to be positive when we really don't feel like we can?

I just want to say - Please allow yourself to be in the emotion of what you may be going through. The key is to allow yourself not to stay there. If you are angry you can be. If you are thrilled about an opportunity that is great too. If you are insecure then be truthful about that as well. We as human beings get stuck when we don't allow our self to feel the emotions that we have and pretend like we are being positive. Positivity can always be invited in. But when you try too hard to be positive you almost push it away and place a thumb on what you are really feeling.

What to do if you find yourself "Trying to be Positive "

1) Allow yourself to feel emotions good or bad
2) If you catch yourself -" trying to be positive" Ask yourself what is it that you are afraid will happen -be honest with yourself.
3) Once you know the feeling you are avoiding, it is much easier to feel it then release it rather than avoid it
4) We get stuck when we stay in the negative emotion and then it spirals into more of what we don't want -so set a time frame of how long you will allow yourself to be in that place then commit to letting it go

Find ways to limit your complaining on something, limit the amount of time you will be sad or just naturally use practical principles like appreciation and gratitude to ease out of it. I really don't think there is such a thing as " Trying to be positive." When you struggle for positivity there is something inside you that isn't being true to what is happening.

So I have to ask - Are you Trying to be Positive?