A to Z Quick Chat 94 | Do you believe in the law of attraction and the power of positive thinking?

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast Xochitl and Jack discuss the following question: Do you believe in the law of attraction and the power of positive thinking? Transcript: 00:00:01 Jack Welcome to the A-Z English podcast, where Jack and Social take you on a journey from learning the basics to mastering the nuances of the English language. Our podcast is designed for non-native speakers who are looking to improve their English skills in a fun and interactive way. Each episode covers a wide range of topics. 00:00:23 Jack From grammar and vocabulary to slang and culture to help you navigate the English speaking world with ease. 00:00:34 Jack Welcome to the A to Z English podcast. My name is Jack and I'm here with my co-host social. And today we have another quick chat episode for you and social today's quick chat. Question is, do you believe in the power of positive thinking and the law of attraction and just for definition? 00:00:54 Jack Purposes here, the law of attraction is if. 00:00:58 Jack Put out positive. 00:01:02 Jack Energy into the universe. Then you will receive an equal amount of positive energy and good things in your life. So if I want that job, I have to put out the energy in the vibes that like I deserve that job. That's that's my job. I'm good enough for that. 00:01:23 Jack Club and then the universe will reward me by giving me that job, and if the. 00:01:29 Jack If I don't get. 00:01:30 Jack The job, then that means I wasn't putting out strong enough. 00:01:35 Jack Energy or vibrations in order to get that job. So I was a long winded explanation, but what do you think about this? The law of attraction? 00:01:47 Xochitl And positive thinking and effect on your life. 00:01:50 Xochitl I think positive thinking. I believe a lot in. 00:01:53 Xochitl Toxic positivity, which is that. 00:01:56 Xochitl You know, if someone's ill or someone is going through a lot of hardships or was a victim of something horrible and your response is that they need to think more positively. 00:02:10 Xochitl It's very invalidating and it's toxic to the victims or the person who are enduring hardships. 00:02:18 Xochitl And I think positive thinking is a little bit of a self fulfilling process. See in the sense that people who are positive thinkers or label themselves as such. 00:02:32 Xochitl Probably see more good things happening in their life, because that's what they're looking for. 00:02:39 Xochitl Like for example I a lot of people think of me as a positive thing for, but I'm not necessarily one, especially now because I've been dealing with that and I think that. 00:02:52 Xochitl UM. 00:02:57 Xochitl I well I'm. 00:02:58 Xochitl Probably gonna miss some positive things that are happening to me because I might feel overwhelmed or they might. 00:03:04 Xochitl Be overshadowed by. 00:03:05 Xochitl Negative things like I've been sick a lot lately, and stuff like that. So someone who is in a place in their life where they insist on positive thinking might be like, hey, well, I got that job offer last week. 00:03:18 Xochitl And someone else would be like, yeah, but, you know, I got another infection or something, so. 00:03:23 Xochitl I think people who have like positive thinking are more likely to see positive things in their life, but it's also a symptom to me. 00:03:32 Xochitl That you're like, in a place of privilege where your general health and life and everything allow you to think and see things more positively. 00:03:43 Xochitl Versus someone who is. 00:03:46 Xochitl Either a realist or someone who thinks negatively is probably not in such a great place either their physical health, mental health, or life conditions are probably not that great at the time. 00:03:59 Xochitl Yeah. So what do you think, Jack? 00:04:01 Jack Yeah. The last thing a. 00:04:02 Jack A person who's sick wants to hear is a healthy person. Lecture them about the positive thinking. You know what I mean? It's just not. It's just not constructive.