It’s easy to tell someone that they need to think differently and not be so negative… but with the philosophy of anything is possible — how do we actually think different ?
Dr. Dean W. Belnap, of the American Psychiatric Association, a member of the clinical faculty at the University of Utah Medical School, and in the private practice of child neuropsychiatry stated,
Whatever thoughts or behaviors you have imprinted yourself, or have allowed others to imprint on your brain, are affecting, directing or controlling everything about you…
Inner speech is a remarkable level of brain functioning found only in the human mind…
With inner speech we give new direction to our minds by talking to ourselves in a different way. We can consciously re-program our prefrontal cortex with words and statements that are more effective and help with improving ourselves and creating new imprints. Inner conversation can paint a new internal picture of us: What we would like to be, we can be…
The concept of positive thinking is a good start. Unfortunately, such help is temporary unless we have programmed our minds to go beyond just condemning the negative. Making a decision to never again think negatively, and for the rest of our lives think positively, while it may work for a time, cannot last. Why? Because the mental imprints still sit deep in our minds. They have to be replaced by new imprints, new ways of seeing and saying things. If we tell ourselves that from today onward we will never again think negatively, without at the same time giving ourselves a specific new word vocabulary of the positive things to say to ourselves, we will soon slip back to the old habit of thinking negatively.
Dr. Belnap explains that we must identify our inner speech by writing down the negative experiences, moods, situations, and labels we use to stereotype and depress ourselves. In their place, substitute written hopeful statements and avoid dwelling on past and forgiven problems.
You may have to command yourself to stop! …. Add images to your mind that are positive for ideas or memory…
Wanting to be a positive thinker is not enough. Making the decision to have a positive attitude is not enough. Our mind says: “Give me more, give me the words, give me the directions, the commands, the picture, the schedule, the results you want.”… “Feast upon the words of Christ” and He will give you the “words.” Educate and program your mind by searching the scriptures… No one else has that right.
I can’t tell you enough how reading the scriptures and applying certain verses helps enliven me with positivity. Yeah, it’s an “old book” but it’s still relevant today. We move forward in life with progress when we understand our past, and that means those ‘old guys’ teaching us a thing or two 
God knows. He knows what’s best for us. Trust Him to tell you the things that He knows you need to hear. Listen. 
Quotes from: Dean W. Belnap, “A Brain Gone Wrong: The Essence of Agency“
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