Ignoring negative things that need to be changed is destructive and does nothing to alleviate negativity. Instead, we should focus on the way we're treating other people in our brief interactions with them.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
For many years when I was younger, I let negative things that people said about me affect my life. What I've learned is that it's really important to find the right support network, focus on the positive things in your life and quiet that negative voice in your head.
I used to let a lot of unimportant things bother me. I don't anymore. Right now, things are going great in my life. It used to be when that happened, I would be waiting for something to go wrong. Now I don't expect that - if something negative does happen, I'll deal with it, learn from it and realize it is the way it is supposed to be.
I think there is pressure on people to turn every negative into a positive, but we should be allowed to say, 'I went through something really strange and awful and it has altered me forever.'
People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?
People are negative no matter what you do.
I think we should all have a responsibility not to affect other people in a negative way.
When the negative thoughts come - and they will; they come to all of us - it's not enough to just not dwell on it... You've got to replace it with a positive thought.
Don't focus on negative things; focus on the positive, and you will flourish.
I think there's an enormous value to being negative. The world we live in today, negativity is not permitted.
When you go through a negative situation, don't think about it. Make it positive.