Posts Tagged ‘positive thinking’

Too Much Negativity-Not Enough Encouragement

Saturday, October 16th, 2010

by Deborah Brown

It appears that when you turn on the television or read the newspaper these days you’re bombarded with negativity. Yes, we’re all well aware that the national unemployment rate is high and millions of people all across this county are suffering because of the long-standing economic crisis, but the situation is improving. Contrary to the negative messages that we’re constantly hearing there are positive things occurring. What we really need to hear is less gloom and doom, and more optimism. The people, who are suffering need to know that there’s “light at the end of the tunnel.” So, it would be nice when you turn on the television that you could hear or when you pick-up a newspaper you could read that “the glass is half full instead of half empty.”

Do you think the media is too negative?

Deborah Brown is a wife, mother, and banker with more than 30 years of experience. Her hobbies include walking, traveling, and reading. She was inspired by her husband to write and share her views on life and relationships.

Develop A Pattern of Positive Thinking

Monday, August 24th, 2009

by Samuel L. Brown, MSW

oceanDuring early childhood, some of you formed negative thoughts about yourself and about life based on the messages you received, the emotional trauma you suffered, and the role modeling of the adults around you.

Numerous studies on child development and human behavior indicate that attitudes and behavior of parents toward their children clearly influence patterns of childhood development. Including the development of thought patterns, which children form about themselves, other people, and life in general. (more…)