Begin with positive thoughts and there’s a good chance you’ll “feel” better! Since you have control over both your thoughts and feelings, maybe try an experiment.
Want to feel better? Begin with positive thoughts!
Hurricane gust. Gentle breeze. How do you “feel”? Our feelings often shift according to the emotional “winds” in our life. Take control.
What if we first use our thoughts to frame and process our feelings?
Thoughts have great power and we’re the only ones who control them. Could we “feel” better by first inputting a positive thought?
(I think we could.)
To begin with positive thoughts, try these:
- My world is filled with possibilities because I’m unique.
- I’m thankful for _________, _________, _________.
- Today will be a good day because I’m loved and respected.
- I’m capable of so much. I just need to do it.
- Every challenge today will help me grow.
- I can make a difference in life just by smiling at others.
- In every situation, there’s something to learn.
- A person who can do “that” (something you’ve achieved) can handle today’s stuff.
What positive thoughts do you begin with to “feel” better?
Have you ever experienced this? Leave a comment – share your positive thought!
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Or meditate on this Scripture verse – write it out in your journal and respond to each of the eight points, one per day: What’s true in my life right now? What’s lovely in my life right now? etc.
… whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Phillipians 4:8
This is a great article! We are surrounded by so much negativity. I have always told my kids (and I live by this), when you wake up in the morning you have two choices. You can CHOOSE to have a good day or a bad day. I always choose to have a good day.
What a solid model of positivity you are for your children, Trish! Love it! It’s so true that being positive is a choice. Thank you for sharing!
Love this. So many times we forget to focus on the positive in our lives. We can control feelings and not be controlled by them. Thank you for this beautiful post. Love the simple actions I can take now.
I appreciate your words of affirmation, Katrina. And I’m all for simple actions – from personal experience I’ve learned that the more complicated things become, the harder it is to follow through… 😉 (or maybe that’s just me :-))
Love this. I am trying my best to improve my mental health and this is perfect. A positive that I like to think about is “I am enough.”
I’ve seen that statement, Angel! I’d be interested to know what about it resonates with you… Have you noticed that it makes a difference at certain times, more than others, or is it always a good thought, regardless? hmmmmm
Wonderful postive thought prompts, thank you so much for sharing.
Thank you for stopping in, Lori!
I start my day by thinking of things I am grateful for BEFORE I get out of bed! I love starting my say off that way – it get the positivity starting from the start!
What a great practice, Paul – to begin with something positive even before your feet hit the ground! (or you have a coffee) 😉
Really loved this piece. Great insight.
Thank you, Trine – and thank you for commenting. 🙂
I’m going to take your advice here and think positive thoughts this month……I like your list of prompts- They’re going up on my fridge as DAILY reminders/ affirmations!
How exciting! I’d love to know how they’ve shaped your month – where you see a difference… It’s so easy to read these ideas, yet the true power is in taking action.
(I’m writing this to myself too. LOL)
Thank you for being a good example, Pam!
Positive thoughts help shape positive actions and thoughts.The best way to be happy is think positive .#Blogboost