I saw an interesting documentary about positive thinking a while back and it really affected me totally and profoundly. I realized that I was thinking negatively maybe 99 percent of the time. I decided then and there that I was going to try to think positively from then on. It has been a real challenge!
I've always thought of people that were really nice and chipper as kind of annoying and living in a dream world so it was never something that I aspired to. But I've come to realize that I being positive doesn't have to be phony or placating to others. In my own mind I can think positive thoughts and try to meet the challenge of keeping a positive attitude, and when I interact with others I can simply be nice and kind. Like Terri!
One thing that has really helped me is when I'm thinking negative things or brooding over something I pretend in my mind that I am watching this negative thing on a tv and in my mind I switch the channel. I have dozens of variations on this visual imagery that help me 'change the channel' and stop the negative thought.
Something that I also do that helps me alot is when I lie down I start to imagine the perfect place for me. I was surprised to find it is not a grassy knoll under a tree on the perfect day lol. For me the perfect place involved the right decor. I love a beautiful decor and I really imagine every detail, often changing this or that and it give me such a good feeling inside.
It is a mystical thing to say, but I believe when you have good feelings and good thoughts that these things are attracted to you and come your way. It might be a hard thing to believe, but at the very least I get to be happy, and that is worth all the mental excercises.
I hope some of you have had thoughts or experiences of this subject and I would be really glad to hear some of them.
I've always thought of people that were really nice and chipper as kind of annoying and living in a dream world so it was never something that I aspired to. But I've come to realize that I being positive doesn't have to be phony or placating to others. In my own mind I can think positive thoughts and try to meet the challenge of keeping a positive attitude, and when I interact with others I can simply be nice and kind. Like Terri!
One thing that has really helped me is when I'm thinking negative things or brooding over something I pretend in my mind that I am watching this negative thing on a tv and in my mind I switch the channel. I have dozens of variations on this visual imagery that help me 'change the channel' and stop the negative thought.
Something that I also do that helps me alot is when I lie down I start to imagine the perfect place for me. I was surprised to find it is not a grassy knoll under a tree on the perfect day lol. For me the perfect place involved the right decor. I love a beautiful decor and I really imagine every detail, often changing this or that and it give me such a good feeling inside.
It is a mystical thing to say, but I believe when you have good feelings and good thoughts that these things are attracted to you and come your way. It might be a hard thing to believe, but at the very least I get to be happy, and that is worth all the mental excercises.
I hope some of you have had thoughts or experiences of this subject and I would be really glad to hear some of them.