Positivity means
thinking in an optimistic way, looking for solutions, expecting good results
and success, and focusing and making life happier. It is a happy and worry-free
state of mind, which looks at the bright side of life.
Positivity means a
positive frame of mind.
· With this frame of mind,
you do not take things too personally.
· You enjoy the present
moment.
· You do not worry about
the future.
· You focus on doing and
achieving, not on thinking about the past and about difficulties.
· It means a state of
being a happy, tolerant and good-natured.
· Being positive does not mean ignoring difficulties and bad
experiences. It means acknowledging them, learning from them, doing better, and
using the knowledge gained to improve.
· With this state of mind, though you might experience negative
emotions and go through unpleasant experiences, you will not lose your spirit
or give up.
· It is important that you strive to experience more positive than
negative thoughts and emotions. The ratio should be in favor of positivity, not
negativity.
· Life is such that we often hear negative stories and negative
news. If we let them seep into our conscious mind and into our subconscious
mind, we are allowing negativity to rule our life. This happens often, because
of the negative information that finds its way into our mind, and which we
encounter in daily life, on TV, the newspapers and the Internet. We should
resist this negative information and let it take over our mind, feelings and
life.
· Negative news sells, and that is why we encounter negative news so
often and in so many places. Negative news awakens emotions of anger and fear,
which are powerful emotions. If we allow these emotions to arise in us, they
soon grow into huge snowballs that affect our life and the life of the people
around us.
· Negative thoughts and emotions are contagious. We have to resist
them and stay away from them.
· I am not telling you to avoid listening, reading or watching the
news. I am telling you to reduce your intake of it and take care that it does
not affect your state of mind. You should not let it fill your mind. Instead,
fill your mind with positivity, with positive thoughts and positive emotions.
How to Increase Positivity in Your Life
1. Meditate
Meditation can give you a sense of
calm, peace and balance that benefits both your emotional well-being and your
overall health. And these benefits don't end when your meditation session ends.
Meditation can help carry you more calmly through your day and can even improve
certain medical conditions.
When you meditate, you clear away the
information overload that builds up every day and contributes to your stress.
The emotional benefits of meditation
include:
• Gaining a new perspective on
stressful situations
• Building skills to manage your
stress
• Increasing self-awareness
• Focusing on the present
• Reducing negative emotions
2. Practice mindfulness.
Building
awareness of yourself and your surroundings is a brilliant way to raise your
positive vibrations. After all, mindfulness can
lead us to be more considerate and thoughtful—which will make us more likely to
be kind and compassionate to others and ourselves. Don't let life pass you by;
become aware.
3. Create
a positive environment to live in
The
people you spend your time with and the information you let
influence your mind will have a huge effect on your attitude and how you think
about things.
So choose to:
· Spend more time with the
people who lift you up. And less time – or no time – with people who just bring
you down by being negative and critical. Read: You are
the Average of the 5 People You Spend the Most Time With
·
Let in the information
that supports you. Spend less time on negative and self-esteem damaging media
sources and spend more time reading positive and constructive blogs and books,
watching motivating movies, listening to inspirational songs, and listening to
audio books and podcasts created
by optimistic people.
4. Walk in nature.
Get the
body moving while you enjoy the benefit of sunshine and fresh air. Turn off
your phone, or, even better, leave it at home, and shift your mood by reconnecting
with Mother Nature. Bonus points if you do it barefoot.
5. Eat
more healthy, sustainable foods.
Whenever
you can, try to eat whole, plant-rich ingredients that don't damage the planet
(think: no
plastic). Most importantly, pay attention to how eating certain
foods makes you feel, and don't let your search for positive vibrations swerve
into diet mentality. Sometimes that huge bar of chocolate is 100% the highest
vibrational choice for you.
6. Do an act of kindness.
Kindness
and compassion are super-high vibrational emotions. Just think about how good
you feel when you help someone else! Perform a random act of kindness (to a
friend or a stranger) and you'll quickly find that it raises your mood.
Additionally, when we perform acts of kindness, it makes us think about how
lucky we are, which puts us in a higher energetic state.
7. Practice gratitude.
As with
kindness, practicing
gratitude instantly puts us into a higher vibrational state.
Rather than focusing on what you don't have, make a list of all the many things
you can be thankful for in your life. I always practice this before I fall
asleep, making a mental list of the people and circumstances I feel grateful
for. It means I end the day on a positive note, which also helps me drift off
more easily.
8. Dance it out.
Dancing
helps us express emotions, and it can also distract us from any negative
thought patterns. Go to a dance class, or move
around to an upbeat tune and feel the energy move through you.
9. Think positive thoughts.
Our
thoughts affect how we feel, and often a situation or event is not a stressful
as we make it out to be in our heads. If your thoughts are overly pessimistic
or anxious, you may find that you are drawn to situations that perpetuate these
feelings. There's some truth to the idea that our thoughts create our reality.
Don't shun difficult emotions, but don't overindulge negative low-vibrational
thoughts either.
10. Focus
on solutions
A sure way to feel more
negative about a situation is to sit around and do nothing about
it. Instead, use the questions I shared in step one and open up your mind
to the possibilities of the situation you are in
11. Finally,
a reminder to help you to not give up
I would like to end this
article with a simple but powerful and timeless thought that comforted and
encouraged me to continue on when things looked bleak.
That thought is: It
is always darkest before the dawn
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