7 Ways to Learn from Your Negative Thoughts
âThe mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.â ~Plutarch
I remember when I first learned about positive thinking. I was to observe my thoughts, then sort them into âusefulâ and ânot useful.â
This made sense to me, and it surprised me how many ânot usefulâ thoughts I encountered. On a daily basis, I was telling myself that I was not good enough, that things could never work out, and that I was on the verge of being fired from my job.
âNot useful, not useful,â my mind kept repeating. And yet the …