I Reject All Negative Feelings

Negative feelings can be powerful. Anger, frustration, jealousy, disappointment and fear can arrive without invitation and, if we allow them to take over, they can begin to shape the way we see ourselves and the world around us. But rejecting negative feelings does not mean pretending they do not exist.

You cannot stop yourself from feeling disappointed simply by telling yourself to be positive. You cannot erase fear by refusing to acknowledge it. And trying to force every uncomfortable emotion away can leave you fighting yourself rather than understanding what is happening. The real power comes from deciding what you do with those feelings.

A negative emotion is not necessarily a negative person. You can feel angry without becoming an angry person. You can experience fear without allowing fear to make every decision. You can feel disappointed without deciding that everything is going wrong. This is where awareness becomes important.

Instead of immediately reacting to a difficult feeling, stop and look at it. What caused it? What is it telling you? Is the thought behind it accurate? Are you allowing something that happened five minutes ago to control the rest of your day?

Positive thinking is not the removal of every difficult emotion. It is developing the ability to recognise your thoughts and choose your response.

You do not have to welcome negativity into your life, but you do not have to fear it either. A feeling can arrive without becoming your identity.

You can acknowledge it, understand it and then decide whether it deserves to stay. You cannot control every feeling that enters your mind. You can learn to control the influence you allow it to have.