Concentrating on the positive things in your life doesn’t make the bad go away. Concentrating on the negative things in your life doesn’t make the bad go away either. The reality is that concentrating on either does not make your life better. There are good things and bad things happening; there may even be some good in the bad and some bad in the good. Look at both the positive and negative in your life; see the big picture. Make appropriate changes where you can.