There is no question that some people just seem to naturally see the glass as half-full, while the half-empty people sit back and envy the others. In fact, negative thoughts beget negative thoughts, according to David Rakel, M.D., director of the University of Wisconsin Integrative Medicine program. By training yourself to see the bright side, it will soon become your natural response.
With the abundance of blessings we ALL have, changing how you look at the glass, just might change everything. Always remember that while we may not have control over many things, we do have control over our thoughts.
Wishing you all much positivity and glasses that are always half-full...at the very least!
This has been a big issue for me over the past several years. It took a while to get the hang of it, but basically what I did was combat negative thoughts with positive ones. I could not stop the negativity from circulating in my brain, but I forced myself to think of one positive thing for each negative.
It's like if someone tells you NOT to think of a Pink Elephant, all you can think of is a Pink Elephant. The trick is to replace the Pink Elephant with a White Tiger.
I write one positive sentence each morning. Sometimes it's something about myself or my family, sometimes it's something I am grateful for. There's something cathartic about the act of writing the sentence that makes it more real to me.
Anyway - sending everyone wishes of a day filled with peace and positivity.
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Rita
I agree with you, Carol. There IS something about writing thoughts down and rereading them. I, too, journal and write my thoughts down. I also try my hardest to counteract negative thoughts with positive ones and recite my daily gratitude softly to myself. I like your idea of writing down one positive sentence.
As we are quickly approaching the holiday season, my positive and peaceful thoughts are sent to everyone.
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Carolanne
This has been a big issue for me over the past several years. It took a while to get the hang of it, but basically what I did was combat negative thoughts with positive ones. I could not stop the negativity from circulating in my brain, but I forced myself to think of one positive thing for each negative. It's like if someone tells you NOT to think of a Pink Elephant, all you can think of is a Pink Elephant. The trick is to replace the Pink Elephant with a White Tiger. I write one positive sentence each morning. Sometimes it's something about myself or my family, sometimes it's something I am grateful for. There's something cathartic about the act of writing the sentence that makes it more real to me. Anyway - sending everyone wishes of a day filled with peace and positivity.
Rita
I agree with you, Carol. There IS something about writing thoughts down and rereading them. I, too, journal and write my thoughts down. I also try my hardest to counteract negative thoughts with positive ones and recite my daily gratitude softly to myself. I like your idea of writing down one positive sentence. As we are quickly approaching the holiday season, my positive and peaceful thoughts are sent to everyone.