I believe too that optimism is a choice. I did the same thing you did about looking at my life to see what was working and how I wanted my life to be and deliberately set out to choose better, more positive feelings.
I used to see things that happened as lessons too but now I think that there are no problems-only opportunities. Opportunities for us to choose a better way as we go along. Opportunities for us to find solutions or dig deeper into ourselves.
Optimism is a great healer. You have to believe that being healthier is a possibility and create your thoughts and your life around that idea. I am very interested in helping people overcome health challenges by optimistic, positive thoughts which make feeling better a possibility in their lives. These kind of thoughts give the body a chance to heal itself.
Thanks again for the uplifting posts.
I've been rereading some threads tonight, and this post of Joan's is just so wonderful!! All three of her points... about deliberately choosing... about opportunities existing in problems... and about believing that greater health is a possibility... are great points. Anyone care to resume any of these points for discussion?
