Quote: "Read “Bringers of Light” and “Conversations with God” by Neale Donald Walsch. Read “Zen and the Art of Happiness” by Chris Prentiss. "
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Comments: Okay, I only have comments about this to be honest and I warn you, this is going to be long. I have nothing against reading these books, as people may believe since I am not religious or spiritual, but the only thing I didn't like was when it said this after, "This book will give you the knowledge and instruction to be happy at all times regardless of the circumstances. These books will help you decide what you want to do in this life and how to get to that point." Personally, I feel like they are saying that all of these things are easy to accomplish. In my opinion, they're not. But that's life. The upside to this is that all of your life is about how you look at things. I agree with the whole, "will give you a new way of looking at your existence" but they speak of it like a process that is 100% going to success, almost like a media pitch? I may be all over the place with my opinions on this one, but it seems a bit one sided as if they're giving you options but those are the only options you can choose from, meaning you aren't really deciding for yourself about different questions in your life.

Also, going on the whole "The Rubber Band Method", this idea is in my opinion, not the best solution. Negative thoughts come to you with whatever age group you are in. Without negative thoughts, you couldn't really tell the difference of the things you like and you dislike. I feel the only reason negative thoughts give forth a bad name is because some people dwell on them and use them to define their whole nature. For example, I have many negative thoughts about many things, but it doesn't limit my ability to do things. Just because I don't like someone's skirt doesn't mean I can't work with them. I feel that thinking positively all the time is almost like avoiding the negative things in life instead of confronting them. Another example. If I think negatively about someone's personality, I'm not going to snap myself with a rubber band to get rid of it. It may severely downgrade my performance level as well as theirs if they do not understand that they may be doing something negative. But here's the catch, they may think what their doing is positive. I do believe in a positive atmosphere, but what i find most interesting about people is their negative thoughts. Personally, I stay happy because I genuinely feel happy. If I am feeling negative thoughts that make me unhappy, I will voice them because: 1. It may be unintentional and 2. I will at least get some sort of outcome versus trying to avoid the thought. Again, huge paragraph here and I am all over the place. As I'm voicing these thoughts, I am also thinking about them. Crazy right? But hey, it leaves room for counter opinion.