On the surface, Rajiv's life is filled with a large array of hobbies and creative pursuits that he's cultivated over the years but the skill he is the most proud of is his ability to maintain a healthy and strong mind. The art of positive thinking is a large component of mental work, and today Rajiv shares his personal views and approach to this vital life skill.


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★ TABLE OF CONTENTS ★
• 1:150 Draw light examples
• 3:12 Do not ignore the negativity, lean into it to find the why
• 3:56 Rajiv’s background and being gay in the 1990’s
• 5:30 Do not on rely on others to make you happy
• 6:02 Understand the idea that what you think affects how you feel
• 7:58 Exercise daily to help your positive thoughts
• 9:00 Envision that you will get better to find the path to that moment
• 9:00 Keep the leash at the right slack to maintain control
• 10:30 Material things as a tool to contentment is a western idea
• 11:40 You are in control of changing your life and being content
• 13:20 Consistently negative friends are not conducive to a content life
• 15:00 Sit alone with your own thoughts in order to learn how to think positively
• 16:50 Create the small grooves in your mind takes bravery
• 18:30 Develop the qualities in yourself that you like in your best friends
• 20:00 Only you can do the work, there are no shortcuts
• 21:02 Practice makes perfect because your negative behavior affects others
• 22:00 You can find the light by understanding the dark


TOPICS IN THIS VIDEO
• Staying Positive
• Practice calmness
• Light captured in paintings
• Light looks beautiful when there's darkness beside it
• Conscious choice to change things
• Rajiv's childhood and dealing with repercussions
• Figuring out what makes you content
• Consistency is the most important factor
• Exercise is great medicine to thinking positive
• I will get better, and I can get better is a mantra to think about
• Contentment can come from your head not from materials acquisition
• Strength and practice to realize one is in control of changing their life
• Surround yourself with people who are not perennially negative
• Sit alone completely with your thoughts to achieve positivity
• Daily practice to change negative behavior and thinking
• Negativity affects people around
• It is not an overnight process, but it is something you can achieve



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