“Positive thinking” is destroying America, and the disease is spreading across the world. Most people believe that the war on poverty, cancer, drugs, hunger, etal, is a positive thing, as if ‘war’ has any positive aspects. What results is a victory or defeat against our natural surroundings. In both cases, the natural world (our home) is pushed to the edge of ruin. Fighting, as we are trying to teach our school children, is counter productive, a waste of time and just plain wrong. What we and every other living thing require is balance. This is true whether making a living, eating or dealing with neighbors. So it is with the global economy, geo-politics and even our personal health.
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“The first step in retracing our way to health is to abandon our attachment to what is called ‘positive thinking’ – genuine positive thinking begins by including all of our reality – ‘Positive thinking’ is based on an unconscious belief that we are not strong enough to handle reality.”
Gabor Maté, MD
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Corporations, governments, religions, even family members have a vested interest in keeping us weak minded, faithful and dependent. Most of the world is fed up! Without balance all of us lose.
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Dr. Maté is the author of many books, including “When the Body Says NO – Exploring the Stress-disease connection” and “In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts” – Close Encounters with Addiction
