think positive

Idioms  

1. Be optimistic, concentrate on the good rather than the bad, as in It's true you were fired but think positive—now you can look for a job you really like. This expression comes from the psychological doctrine of positive thinking, which gained currency with Norman Vincent Peale's popular book, The Power of Positive Thinking (1953). [Second half of 1900s]

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think positive

“I’ve tried to think positive and believe in hope but honestly there is none,” one poster recently declared.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2024

"I try to fight it in every way I can think of, I try to be optimistic and I try to think positive thoughts," he said, through the tears.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2023

But, you know, I just try to think positive.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2023

“It’s up to us to fight back and think positive and have more faith in God,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2023

At times she’d be happy for days on end, announcing that she had decided to think only positive thoughts, because if you think positive thoughts, then positive things will happen to you.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

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