Issue 80: Positivity Is A Superpower
THE LEAP
BY QUANTUM ORANGE
GROW, EXPAND & EVOLVE
ISSUE 80 | POSITIVITY IS A SUPERPOWER
Each week The (Quantum) Leap summarises a key aspect of success into what you need to Think, Feel and Do to create a personal shift.
Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.
~ Mother Teresa
THINK
With all that’s going on in the world, and as busy as most of us are, it can often be challenging to focus on the good in our lives. It’s vital we pause, breathe deeply, enjoy the moment and choose to be happy.
We can also benefit greatly by taking that choice one step further and committing not just to being personally happy, but to becoming a positive force in our world.
Have you ever wondered whether those you meet are glad for the time they spent with you? Do people leave your presence uplifted by the experience?
Being a positive force in your world doesn’t mean you have to be happy all the time. It’s about making a commitment to yourself, and those around you, that you’ll be part of the solution instead of simply commenting on or adding to the problems themselves.
How we show up, the way we communicate and the nature of our responses to the world around us can have a significant positive impact not just on us, but others as well.
Ask yourself:
- What kind of messenger am I?
- Do I carry a spirit of joy with me?
- Is my company uplifting?
- Do I relay stories of stress, failure and fear?
- Do I demonstrate overcoming obstacles with a positive attitude?
- When life challenges me, who do I want to be in the face of those difficulties?
FEEL
The things you think, feel, say and do all go out into the world and take on a life of their own.
What you set in motion can continue for a long, long time and can grow to be a powerful positive force.
Simple as it sounds, feeling good about yourself and your world influences others. When you have the courage and confidence to be who you are, to live what you believe with purpose, meaning and integrity - you will create a ripple that uplifts people you’ve never even met.
Feeling good is not a matter of ignoring difficult situations - it’s about overpowering challenges with a positive, persistent spirit.
- What do you feel when difficult challenges come your way?
- How can you transform your negative feelings into a powerful, positive force?
- How can you make sure you are joyful in spite of the challenges?
- What are you demonstrating to others about the possibilities in life’s hurdles?
DO
You can never do enough or be enough to deserve happiness because you were born with it.
~ Paul Blackburn
Remember - there is no need to go searching for happiness.
The only place it exists is within you.
And you don’t need a reason to access it - happiness is an attitude, not a result. Choose it daily, hourly, even minute by minute when life challenges you.
Staying positive requires determination. You will need to be mindful and actively look for the good in things. The mental and emotional ‘muscles’ for being positive are in each of us, we just need to exercise them often.
Each day, if we make a thoughtful effort, we can offer inspiration, affection, courage, love and happiness to those we meet. And happiness will always reflect back to us, for the surest path to happiness is to give it to others. When we spread happiness, it comes back to us multiplied.
- Look for ways to help others.
- Offer a kind word.
- Let drama go - do not engage it.
- Speak with authenticity.
- Focus on gratitude.
And on the days you’re feeling low, take a few moments to yourself, breathe and try the following affirmations…
Into my sphere of influence, I bring a message of joy in every thought, word and action. The lives of those I touch are transformed. My own life is full of laughter and happiness.
I release all negativity and hold joy in my heart.
Happiness expands within me. It lightens my life and touches everyone I meet.
