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Positive Thinking for Realists

Some people have the impression that positive thinking is all glitter and rainbows and a river in Egypt.

It’s true that positive means happy, good, and encouraging.  However, positive also means helpful, constructive, and tangible, or real.

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On the Darkest Night of My Soul I found My Light

This is the story of how I made the shift from a lifetime of negative thinking to a new life of positive thinking.

What does positive thinking really mean?  I used to think it meant thinking like an optimist.  I considered myself a realist back then, and thought optimists were only able to be optimistic because they had never suffered as I had.

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  • Danielle Blackwood
    Danielle Blackwood says #
    Thank you so much for sharing your deeply moving story. You are brave, you are amazing, I salute you.
  • Ashley Rae
    Ashley Rae says #
    Thank you so much for your kind words, Danielle!

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Transitioning from Survivor to Thriver

I have survived a lot in my life. Abuse, rape, neglect, homelessness, poverty, and depression top the list.

In fact, I've spent most of the last three decades surviving: getting past one overwhelming problem after another. If it's not worrying about how I'm going to pay the rent or where I'm going to live, it's a relationship done gone super-drama, a health crisis, or “someone needs my help and I'm going to help them even though I need help myself.”

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  • Jeanine Byers
    Jeanine Byers says #
    Yay for you!! Your story inspires me.
  • Tabitha Cole
    Tabitha Cole says #
    Ashley, this article really hit home, its beautiful and brought tears to my eyes, I am going to print it and reread it over severa
  • Ashley Rae
    Ashley Rae says #
    Thank you, Tabitha! Hold on to that hope and make it happen! ((HUGS))
  • Aleah Sato
    Aleah Sato says #
    Beautiful! I am glad you are able to use your experiences and turn them into gifts to help others and continue on a journey of pea
  • Ashley Rae
    Ashley Rae says #
    Thank you, Aleah!

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