You have a choice to choose to be positive or negative. You can decide think positively or negatively, you control your mind. It also means there are two sides to all things. Look at a curve, it can be called convex or concave; depending which side you are looking from.

Of course you can have negative thoughts. There is nothing wrong with having negative thoughts. Similar to the half-filled or half-empty analogy, both positive or negative thoughts are correct. The difference could be which one serves you.

You can choose to be negative, start whining, complaining and grumping. This will affect your feelings and body reaction. You feel lousy and your body moves unwillingly.

Or you can choose to be positive, think of fun, growth and challenges. Your feelings and body will change accordingly as well.

Everyone thinks of negative thoughts, but the successful people are able to switch it quickly into a positive one. Therefore they are able to act on it faster, learn the lessons, grow from it and become a better person who can solve bigger problems.

If you have to ride through some waves which you have no way to escape, why not think positively, enjoy the process. Anyhow you can’t get away with going through it. Instead of going through it miserably, you can choose to go through it in a different way. It is your choice.