Are you positive or negative?

In my current, and seemingly perpetual, quest for self improvement I came across a book called Positive Energy: 10 Extraordinary Prescriptions for Transforming fatigue, Stress & Fear Into Vibrance, Strength & Love (Judith Orloff, MD).

I've only glanced through it but I did find this one passage where she defines positive people.

positive People(Persons) Are:

• Committed to developing compassion toward themselves and others, and having an open heart
• Courageous about following their dreams
• Authentic; they believe in themselves, even when the world is crumbling around them
• Aware of their dark side and are trying to heal it
• Willing to learn from their mistakes

Positive People(Persons) Aren't:

• Obsessed with seeming perfect or positive all the time
• Beating themselves to a pulp over their shortcomings or floundering in a black hole of pessimism
• Constantly mired in fear or tolerant of letting their hearts harden
• Squeaky-clean do-gooders who neglect their own well-being
• Saccharine pleasers who ignore their dark side and unconsciously act it out at the expense of others

Now I'm sure most of us are a mixture, or, at the least, not all points apply all the time. I know I am trying very hard to be aware of my dark side which can sometimes include, "beating themselves(myself) to a pulp over their shortcomings or floundering in a black hole of pessimism," and heal it.

She speaks about "Energy Vampires" a lot, which seem to be people, places and situations that zap your energy, replacing your positive with negative.

I am still learning.