Hi,
Although we can't control what negative influences might be around us, and having an influence on them is another conversation, we can make negative and positive choices within ourselves. In the practice of SFQ, the first positive choice one can make, that can have an extremely powerful transformative effect within, is to practice the smile. This smile can just be on the surface, or it can be very deeply felt, turned inward, and genuinely felt as loving self. This simple, but powerful practice, in itself, as a focus, encompasses so much. This practice is a positive choice, that will help, over time, if genuine in one's practice, to transform inner negative feelings.
love,
gallen
