ADOPT A POSITIVE MINDSET
If you have a lot of negative programming from life experience so far, becoming a positive, optimistic person is not going to happen overnight. But at least we can start to notice what your negative habits are. Then it’s possible to rewire your beliefs in your brain.
Why is this important in dealing with stress?
It’s known in both psychology and alternative healing arts that when one looks at life through a lens of positivity, they will experience more happiness and joy in turn. You can see more good in the world. You attract more like-minded people and opportunities to you.
Again, this does take time. I still find myself getting caught up in negative social media threads or complaining about the behavior of someone else. It happens, I notice it.
Then I ask myself, “Do I really want to be placing my energy here right now?” “Do I really wish this person harm?” The answer is always, “No!”
I know that if I allow myself to be a downer, it can start a cascade of negativity through other people too, which is not cool. So I just forgive myself and focus on the good again, over and over and over 😅.
TODAY’S CHALLENGE: ADOPT A POSITIVE MINDSET
Simply take some time now and a few times during the rest of the day to stop and think about the things that excite and motivate you. Here’s some prompts to help you:
- What do you long to do each morning when you wake up?
- Who or what makes you smile throughout the day?
- What inspires you to make plans for the future?
- As you walk around outside, what beauty do you see?
Maybe you can think of more questions to ask that will help you focus more on the positive.
You can just think about these things or write them down for this to be an even stronger exercise for your mind.
If you get caught up in negativity today, see if you can recall these things that light you up on the inside and try to look at the situation again from a positive lens. Perhaps you can see the situation from a different perspective now that is less triggering?
Watch this video tonight where we’ll do a Gratitude Meditation that will bring all this together.
Have a fabulous day!!!
