Oh, I heard something new today.

Positive thinking vs Inspirational thinking

They are not the same thing.

“Positive thinking can set up a fantasy and Negative thinking can set up a nightmare.”

But

Inspirational thinking “is a willingness to embrace both pleasure and pain;

the positive and negative in the pursuit of something deeply meaningful.”

So inspiration comes from finding meaning in both the good and the bad of a situation. Both are important and both can be propelling.