Positivity: Discover the Upward Spiral That Will Change Your Life, Barbara L Frederickson

by Barbara L. Fredericksonn

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help

269 pages, Paperback

Published December 29, 2009

Reviews

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has great ideas but the presentation is dry and wordy. I entered for it when the news was getting me really down. This year is a battle for me to stay vibrant and engaged in life. I m in the process of learning how to deal with negative words and terrible changes to our government.

So I am sharing with you the gist of how be positive, when so much is so difficult. Having a positive outlook can be challenging, it is definitely worthwhile, You live longer even fatal diseases. If you are more positive, you will be more open to new experience, new thoughts and can consider more possibilities. It is akin to neuroplasticity, you can make new connections! You can change your life.

How to do it? What helps is meditation, thinking things out, getting outside into nature helps, making breaks for yourself, be sure to do things you love, like reading, knitting, drawing, playing music. Get a balance in your life. Pay attention to your body. I do this when I watch the news, if I notice that I am gritting my teeth, clenching my fists, it is definitely time to change to something that relaxes an refreshes you.

"Give yourself permission to be distracted",

[JoAnne · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had some ideas that sounded good to me, but it was hard for me to get past the author’s repetitiveness and calling out her own identity as a scientist. It bordered on being a bit narcissistic in my opinion. Too bad the substance got lost a bit in the style.