The Power of Positive Thinking...

​How many of us have failed from thought alone? What I mean is, how many times have you told yourself it was impossible and so you failed before you even tried? Sometimes it is easier to tell ourselves that trying is a waste of time and that our goal is simply unattainable. It gives us the excuse we need to stay right where we are. In our comfort zone.
 
On Saturday, my fiancé and I went to meet friends at the beach. A very popular beach, with very limited parking, on a warm weekend, at the start of summer vacation. Naturally, we thought parking might be an issue and so my fiancé told me he would find street parking. I told him to try and park in the parking lot, but he insisted that there would be no parking and that he didn't want to be the person that drove around for 30 minutes.
 
Now, I did understand his point. Sometimes it was easier to just park on the street, walk a few blocks, and start tanning long before those "lazy people" found a parking spot. I thought differently, however. I thought that I would at least try. Make a couple of rounds and if need be, find street parking. So as planned, I drove into the very crowded parking lot where each row had a line of cars waiting to get lucky. As I drove I told myself, "I will find a parking spot". I made my way to the very front row facing the beach. And as I started to slowly make my way down the row, it happened! A gentleman with his dog was walking to his car and gave me the point and nod that signaled, "I choose you!" There I was, about 3 minutes into my journey, parked in the very front row. And the only thing I did differently was I thought positively, and I tried. I made the attempt. My fiancé had a zero chance of finding a parking spot, but I gave myself a small chance. Which paid off immensely.
 
My point is... positive thinking is absolutely key. If you tell yourself you can't before you try, you prove yourself right. Next time you find yourself thinking negatively, take yourself up on the challenge. It's one thing to find out you can't after giving it your all, but it is another thing to stop yourself before you even start.