Global Caring Ethics

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BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO POSITIVE SPIRIT

WHY THE NAME, POSITIVE SPIRIT? Let us look at this word, spirit, for it has several meanings. For instance:‘He is a spirited fellow’, means, ‘he is full of life!” ‘It lifts up one's spirit to see his quick recovery’, means, ‘It gives one joy to see him well again’. ‘He has plenty of spirit’, means, ‘he has plenty of courage!’ ‘Holy Spirit’ implies, ‘an holistic precious life-force’ Spirit therefore contains a mix of valuable meanings. But what of the word Positive? This implies being enthusiastic, forward looking, good and benign, so the combination of the two words, Positive Spirit, the abbreviation being PS, has a profound meaning, namely, the benign life force with unlimited potential for uplifting humanity. PS is available to every human on the planet. There is no need to be clever or educated to possess it and one only needs to search one's heart to find it. Excitingly, it grows gently as it becomes used. One way to set things in motion, is to first search one's heart, and check to see whether one's motivations are unselfish. One must sincerely want to see peace, love, and harmony in the world, in your home, or at your place of work, and most importantly, in one's own heart! Bringing Positive Spirit into your life can be helped by knowing from whence it originates, and the criteria needed for expanding it. It is the adoring attention from mother at birth, together with her conscious attention to one’s welfare, which make souls receptive for PS to prosper. Following on from this, providing one has received positive guidance, and fair discipline during adolescence, there is every likelihood that one will

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