Accentuate the positive. Eliminate the negative. Latch on to the affirmative. Don’t mess with Mister In-between.

Here is a GREAT song that I think perfectly illustrates some of the points I have been trying to drive home. The song is called “Accentuate the Positive” by Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen. I came across it right now while reading Dr. Thurman Fleet’s “Cosmic Principles” book. In the book Dr. Fleet says this regarding the song: “The song brings out this rule: Eliminate the Negative, and you will be living in the Positive.”

By “negative” Dr. Fleet means: “We use the word negative to mean that the individual selects things, think thoughts, or performs acts that are bad for his life, and bad for all of those who live around him. It is the evil principle of living a life. Vice versa, the word positive means that the things that a person selects for his body are good for his body. The thoughts which he thinks are good thoughts. They are conducive to helping life in the person himself, or in some other form. Also, the acts that he indulges in are acts that lift his life upward, or they lift the life of others upward. In other words, positive means “good for life”.”

So accentuate the positive! Choose foods and things that are good for your body. Eat healthy, get massages, go outside! Choose thoughts that are good for your mind. Think loving thoughts, happy thoughts, be grateful for what you have! And finally choose acts that are good for your soul. Do good things for others and yourself. Hug someone, say “Thank you” or “I love you” to someone when you can.

I’ll be back tomorrow with another write-up!

Here are the lyrics to the song in case you would like them.
You've got to accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don't mess with Mister In-Between

You've got to spread joy up to the maximum Bring gloom down to the minimum Have faith or pandemonium Liable to walk upon the scene

(To illustrate his last remark Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark What did they do Just when everything looked so dark)

Man, they said we better Accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don't mess with Mister In-Between No, do not mess with Mister In-Between Do you hear me, hmm?

(Oh, listen to me children and-a you will hear About the elininatin' of the negative And the accent on the positive) And gather 'round me children if you're willin' And sit tight while I start reviewin' The attitude of doin' right

(You've gotta accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don't mess with Mister In-Between)

You've got to spread joy (up to the maximum) Bring gloom (down) down to the minimum Otherwise (otherwise) pandemonium Liable to walk upon the scene

To illustrate (well illustrate) my last remark (you got the floor) Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark What did they say (what did they say) Say when everything looked so dark

Man, they said we better Accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don't mess with Mister In-Between No! Don't mess with Mister In-Between