Thinking Positive to a Happy Life

What Is POSITIVE THINKING?

“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln

So what exactly is positive thinking? You might be tempted to assume that it implies seeing the world through rose-colored lenses by ignoring or glossing over the negative aspects of life. However, positive thinking actually means approaching life’s challenges with a positive outlook. It does not necessarily mean avoiding or ignoring the bad things; instead, it involves making the most of potentially bad situations, trying to see the best in other people, and viewing yourself and your abilities in a positive light.

It sounds simple just to start thinking Positive “YES” and it is Simple, but “EASY” it is NOT. We form daily habits from a very early age. You shower, brush your teeth and eat your breakfast Daily. These are some of the early habits we form. We learned and formed these habits from our parents and the people in the environment around us as we grew up. Mind you I tried in vain to teach my children the habit of keeping their rooms tidy daily but that just never happened! Seems a habit they just did not want to pick up.

Our peers and family had a large impact on our thinking. Was your environment a ‘negative’ or ‘positive’ Environment? We had a bit of both growing up mainly positive thinking. My mother nearly always maintained a Positive thinking attitude no matter what happened and managed to raise us six children with the same Attitude.

So you say how simple is it? Simple as when you catch yourself thinking and saying negative things, turning these negative thoughts around to positive thinking and saying positive words. There is always a positive to the situation, person or thing that has happened. Ah but this is not so easy to do! Comes back to the ‘old habits’. Fears and doubts creep back in.

So you not only have to be able to change your way of thinking to positive thinking but you also be able to “Master your mind”. Your subconscious has buried those habits and thinking so deep inside it is hard to release them. This comes back to practice and forming a ‘new’ habit.

One of my little tricks when faced with a person or situation that is bringing me down is thinking of a song Or moment that makes me feel good. “Always look on the bright side of things” comes to mind. A saying my mum used to always say as well. Live, Laugh, Love which is where the name of my Life Coaching business originated from. Also when faced with things that seemed impossible to have a good outcome and far out of reach she would say “Stranger things have happened.”

Can you change your way of thinking today?

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