Making a conscious effort to be positive may cause detractors to label us simplistic and naive. But they misunderstand the power of our choices in creating the quality of our emotional lives. While it’s necessary to try to understand what’s happening in the world in order to make intelligent choices, after acknowledging the conditions as they are, what we do with that information has a huge impact on the way we feel about life. The narrative we construct about why things happen as they do determines whether we’re fearful and pessimistic or…
Enthusiastic and trusting.
