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When you surround yourself with positive people, you’ll hear positive outlooks, positive stories and positive affirmations. Their positive words will sink in and affect your own line of thinking, which then affects your words and similarly contributes to the group. Finding positive people to fill up your life can be difficult, but you need to eliminate the negativity in your life before it consumes you. Do what you can to improve the positivity of others, and let their positivity affect you the same way. Here are a few reasons why you should have more positive people in life. 1. They influence you. Positive people can change the way you look at life. They make you believe in yourself. By surrounding yourself with positive people, you start embracing their positive qualities as well. 2. They make your life happy. Spending time with people who are positive makes your life more cheerful. You pay closer attention to the good things in life, and you walk away from things that aren’t worth your time. 3. They help you make better choices. Positive people guide you when you’re in a dilemma. They help you make decisions that are helpful, realistic and positive. They believe in living a hopeful life, and help you in making smart choices. 4. They encourage you to ignore negativity. Positive people walk out of every negative situation. They encourage you to look at all the positive aspects of life, and help you avoid all the negative things that surround you. 5. They motivate you to follow your dreams. Positive people always look ahead in the future. They motivate you to be hopeful. When you surround yourself with such people, you’re motivated to follow your dreams. 6. They help you create happy memories. The memories made with positive people are usually happy and exciting. They live in the present, evading the negativity that takes them away from happiness. 7. They motivate you to achieve your goals Positive people encourage and inspire you to work towards your goal. They always support you and inspire you to do better in life, helping you achieve your goals.

Part of the reason why it’s so easy for us to be miserable is that we place more importance on empty things than we do on the wellbeing of our souls. Using the example of your job again, if it makes you unhappy, what are you doing to combat that negativity? Are you setting time aside to focus on your hobbies and passions, or are you vegetating in front of the TV during your downtime? We often forget that if we have the energy and willpower to slave away for eight or so hours a day with little reward outside of financial gain, we could easily spend an hour or two a day doing what we actually enjoy. Again, remember the law of attraction — like attracts like. If you hate your job, but all you ever do in your waking hours is work, you will be unhappy. However, if you designate certain days or times just for pure pleasure, you will begin to look forward to those moments rather than dread everything else. You must decide to take care of yourself spiritually because no one else can. Now, let's talk about three ways you can take time for yourself. 1. Explore the guilt. When I feel bad or guilty about something, I write it down. I write all my thoughts and feelings on paper so I can really examine what’s going on, instead of letting my mind get carried away. Write it down and ask yourself the following questions: How can I feel guilty for taking care of myself? Why don’t I trust people enough to let them know what I need? If a friend needed alone time, would I fault them for it or support them? Leave your guilt on paper and do what you need to do to take care of yourself. Remember that you aren’t just serving yourself when you set apart time to recharge, but also everyone around you. By taking care of yourself first, you’ll have more energy and attention for the people you love. 2. Tell people what you need. “I need some time to be alone” doesn’t mean “I don’t want to spend time with you.” It means, “I want to take care of myself so I can enjoy the time we spend together.” Don’t apologize for asking for what you need. Let people know if you need some time to yourself or would rather stay home while they go out. Ask what fuels them, too. Let’s support each other in living our best lives even if we don’t always understand or take care in the same way.

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