POSITIVE (FOR LIVING WELL)

Whatever I Feared Came Upon Me

Whatever I ran away from fell right into my hands.

Whatever news I dreaded hearing was announced through a megaphone.

Whoever I tried to keep away from my life, I ended up facing them all.

I laughed too much—now I’ll definitely cry.

Luck? Nowhere to be found in my life.

Look at the world—money attracts money, yet for some reason, it never comes our way!

If I had luck, I wouldn’t be here like this!

I must be unfortunate! Luck has never been on my side!

Troubles always find me anyway…

I’d be surprised if it didn’t happen to me.

You're not sick, are you?

If it didn’t open, it must be broken—I must have liked it too much, so of course, it broke right away…

I wish I could gather all these sentences—phrases my ears have become accustomed to filtering out—and send them off into eternity, never to take root in anyone’s mind again.

In these lands, rich in ancient culture like Anatolia, so many sayings have emerged emphasizing goodness and positive thinking: "Goodness begets goodness," "Think well, and it will be well," "Don't laugh at your neighbor’s misfortune, for it may befall you," "Be righteous, and the crooked path will find its way," "Do good and cast it into the sea."

Yet, when did this consciousness, which creates negative energy fields, creep into our world?

As I worked on transforming myself and gained some awareness, I started hearing these phrases from my closest circle. The moment I heard them, I tried to introduce the existence of words and sentences that transform, and I am determined never to give up.

First, my mind filtered out well-intentioned wishes. My mother, upon seeing a relative’s new car, said, “May God grant you safe, accident-free drives.” Or when someone set out on a journey, she wished them a "safe and accident-free arrival."

I intervened, I transformed the words, but she resisted, insisting that she was expressing a good wish.

I explained: What kind of good wish hides the words "accident" and "trouble" within it?

I heard someone say to new parents, “May God let you raise them with both parents by their side.”

Why? Why did you make the opposite possible just now? You picked it up and placed the idea of separation right into the cradle. Why set up an elimination round like a senseless reality show? Was it necessary? I don’t think so.

When people see a happy couple, they say, “May God not separate you.” When they send someone to an exam, they say, “Don’t get nervous, don’t panic.” When they see someone who has lost weight in a healthy way, they say, “I hope you don’t gain it all back.”

And so on, and so on...

Every room of their minds is filled with cobwebs of these sentences.

Not only do they resist thinking otherwise, but they justify it with, “Let me think of the worst so that the best can be a pleasant surprise," or "This way, I’ll appreciate the good even more."

They accuse you of being naive, playing Snow White or Pollyanna, or falling for modern self-help trends.

But thinking well, interpreting things positively, has no trend.

It is not a belief tied to any era.

It is the key to spiritual cleansing in every age, in every period.

Thinking positively and transforming for the better can become possible—first in our minds, then in our speech, and finally in our actions.

Even when a negative thought crosses your mind, try thinking of its opposite.

Little by little—thoughts first, then sentences, then wishes, then the silent affirmations no one hears but you.

All of it is for you, for the beautiful world you are preparing for yourself.

Think well, and everything will be well.

Send out goodness, and the best will return to you—but first, strengthen it within yourself.

Until good thinking settles within you, it is impossible to spread it to those around you.

To live well, to attract goodness, let’s think well so that good things may come.