Saturday, 19 August 2017

If we want to live a life that is beneficial for us and for the rest of the world, then we have no other choice but to be positive from the inside, because only then the world can change from negative to positive. This is especially true for the people that we care for; if we want them to be happy and in a good state, we shouldn't continuously hold on to fears about them. So often we fear them to get sick or to fail in life, or we fear to lose them, even if they are in a good state and even if they are with us. But due to our constant fears and negative emotions, this fear will slowly manifest itself and become reality. This is why most people say, "I knew that this was about to happen." The truth is that they themselves have given birth to this situation with their daily thoughts and emotions. They have chosen the negative instead of the positive. They have chosen feelings of fear and confusion over calmness and peace. The choice was still theirs. It is much easier to focus on the positive when everything is good, than to focus on the positive when everything is bad due to your fears and negativity having already manifested into reality. But it is never too late and we still have the choice every moment of life. We can either choose the good or choose the bad. The choice is ours. 

On this note I will share with you a prophetic narration by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), in which he said, "None of you should die except while assuming the best about Allah." (Sahih Muslim, 5125) 

There are many different interpretations and explanations out there for this particular narration, but its main theme is that of thinking positive and to have good assumptions.

When it comes to your personal lives and goals, if you want a positive life, you must choose to select the positive every single day. For this, it is so important for you to know what it is that you can do that will help you to feel more positive, and you should choose to do those things every day, so that your internal state becomes positive. This is how your reality will change and improve. One very important concept is to always take care of your resources - which are your body, mind and soul. To know more about how to take care of your resources, read my article The First Step towards Peace of Mind: Storing Your Resources.

It is important that you observe your internal state and look at your choices throughout the day. Also look at what makes you feel good and what makes you feel bad. Find out what makes you happy and what makes you sad. Start to choose only those thoughts, feelings, words, actions and emotions which make you feel good and make your internal state positive and avoid those which make your internal state negative. This is the only way to success for us all. When we overcome our fears and choose the good, we will also become more courageous to do things which we would otherwise never do due to our fears, and this way we will start moving towards success faster.

In the 3rd and last part of this article, I will share with you an oft-neglected human need, which is mostly being intentionally neglected and looked down upon by the society due to a number of false beliefs and misconceptions that we have developed about it. I will share with you what that need is and how you can use that to drastically change your inner state from negative to positive. I will also write about the misconceptions and misunderstandings about it and how we can resolve them.

About the Author

Sumayah U.R. is the Chief Executive Officer at Inspired Living Counselling enterprises. She is the author of the book The Relationship between Islam and Modern Science. She has a BA in Islamic Studies and a Certificate in Education from the Islamic Online University. 

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