{"id":1419,"date":"2025-01-24T13:55:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T18:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/?p=1419"},"modified":"2025-07-04T18:32:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T23:32:12","slug":"positive-associates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/positive-associates\/","title":{"rendered":"Positive Thinking:  Positive Associates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How important are your surroundings to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1979501807\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Positive Mindse<\/a>t and Positive Attitude?\u00c2\u00a0 How much are you affected by those around you?<\/p>\n<p>Think about how you feel when you spend extended time with someone who<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>is despondent and emotionally down and\/or<\/li>\n<li>speaks negatively and\/or<\/li>\n<li>criticizes everyone and everything and\/or<\/li>\n<li>complains a lot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How do you end up feeling when you walk away from this person?<\/p>\n<p>Now, think ab<a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/joyful.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-984 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/joyful.jpg\" alt=\"Choice: Choosing Contentment and Happiness!\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a>out how you feel when you spend extended time with someone who<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>is happy and cheerful<\/li>\n<li>is enthusiastic about his\/her activities<\/li>\n<li>is optimistic about events in her\/his life<\/li>\n<li>expresses delight to be spending time with you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How do you feel when you walk away from this person?<\/p>\n<p>If you said, &#8220;I feel heavy and discouraged&#8221; as you walk away from the person who was negative &#8230;\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Or, if you said, &#8220;I feel uplifted and joyful&#8221; as you <!--more-->walk away from the person who spoke positively &#8230;\u00c2\u00a0 There is an EXCELLENT reason that you end up feeling this way!<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Spend Time with <em>Positive<\/em> People<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The people you hang around with can have a big effect on the way you feel about life in general. If you surround yourself with people who are consistently negative, you can start to feel negative about more things. If you spend time with positive people, you can find yourself feeling more positive about your life in general.<\/p>\n<p>Now, examine your choices in those with whom you associate &#8230; Are there any changes that you would benefit from making?<\/p>\n<p>Would you kindly comment on what you discover?\u00c2\u00a0 And &#8212; while you are at it &#8212; check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1979501807\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Positivity Journal<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 It is designed specifically to help you focus on staying positive.\u00c2\u00a0 Visit\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1979501807\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1979501807<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How important are your surroundings to your Positive Mindset and Positive Attitude?\u00c2\u00a0 How much are you affected by those around you? 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