{"id":892,"date":"2020-09-01T06:31:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T06:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicesolutionsinc.net\/blog\/?p=892"},"modified":"2020-09-01T13:42:45","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T13:42:45","slug":"get-stay-positive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicesolutionsinc.net\/blog\/2020\/09\/get-stay-positive\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get &#038; Stay Positive!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How to get and stay positive has become much more of an effort for many of us than it ever has been in the past.\u00a0 Just turn on the news or read Facebook for five minutes and you may think it\u2019s Armageddon!\u00a0 Fortunately, much of the information is based on sensationalizing the facts.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RPrsX08wj2A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Life is too short to spend it being negative and worrying.\u00a0 Especially when there are so many reasons to be positive.\u00a0 Other people and situations don\u2019t make us feel a certain way.\u00a0 We do it all on our own by how we think.\u00a0 If we practice mindful thinking, we will feel more positive.<\/p>\n<p>Start your day on positive note by thinking positive thoughts while still lying in bed.\u00a0 Plan to have a good day by visualizing feeling good.\u00a0 Wiggle your toes and stretch while you are visualizing.\u00a0 Imagine feeling a sense of contentment and well-being and you will start to feel it wash over you.\u00a0 Acting-as-if shifts our perspective and the emotions follow.\u00a0 I like to start my day positive every day.\u00a0 It does not hurt that I love the person I get to wake up with every morning.\u00a0 That would be my husband Steve\u2026just to clarify!<\/p>\n<p>During the day focus on staying in the present moment and being aware of your surroundings.\u00a0 Look for the positive around you.\u00a0 Play the I spy\u2026!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is interesting?<\/li>\n<li>What is beautiful?<\/li>\n<li>What makes you smile?<\/li>\n<li>What is inspiring?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It could be a flower, artwork, or a hummingbird.\u00a0 It could be a great chair to sit in and read or the view out your window as you sip a great cup of coffee.\u00a0 Maybe you have a fur baby like me who tries to get your attention while you work.\u00a0 Give thanks for what is.\u00a0 I personally reset by thinking about how grateful I am to have my health, my family, and I love what I get to do.\u00a0 It is impossible to feel negative at the same time you feel gratitude.\u00a0 If you are a list maker, make a list of what you see and our grateful to have in your life.<\/p>\n<p>Our energy ebbs and flows like a tide.\u00a0 Be mindful of your energy.\u00a0 Reset when you start to feel yourself victim thinking and having pity party.\u00a0 A pity party is when we focus on what we are missing in our life and what we had.\u00a0 It might be a loved one, a job, or even life in general.\u00a0 The why me stinking thinking.\u00a0 The should or shouldn\u2019t have happened thoughts.\u00a0 Should and shouldn\u2019t thoughts always send our emotions spiraling downhill.<\/p>\n<p>Victims stay stuck thinking about what should or shouln\u2019t have happened!\u00a0 Whereas, creators think, so this happened so now what&#8230;!\u00a0 They observe the emotion, triage the situation, and take the next step.\u00a0 They believe they will succeed.\u00a0 Scientists know that strong self-belief goes hand-in-hand with higher levels of resilience.\u00a0 This means that if you believe you\u2019ll be successful, it\u2019s likely you\u2019ll also have a high level of control over your thoughts, feelings and actions.\u00a0 The result? You apply more effort and persistence. You demonstrate more resilience to push through. And you achieve what you set out to do.<\/p>\n<p>The more we are open to and embrace that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Life is uncertain<\/li>\n<li>Life is unexpected<\/li>\n<li>Life changes in a moment<\/li>\n<li>No one owes us anything<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The happier we will be.\u00a0 Try to find humor even in difficult situation.\u00a0 Appreciate what you have and what is regardless of what happened and what isn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>Labeling something as bad creates negative emotions. Truthfully, how can we label something as good or bad if we do not know the end? None of us have a crystal ball. So how do we really know if something is good or bad? There have been many things in my life that at the time seemed difficult or bad that turned out generating a very positive outcome.\u00a0 Haven&#8217;t we all thought or said this is going to be bad at one time or another and yet it turned out to be one the best things to happen to us.\u00a0 I can think of many situations and events that seemed very negative or difficult at the time that brought some of my greatest successes.\u00a0 Be curious instead of critical and look for the opportunity in every situation.\u00a0 What we look for we find.\u00a0 Look for the upside in life!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to get and stay positive has become much more of an effort for many of us than it ever has been in the past.\u00a0 Just turn on the news or read Facebook for five minutes and you may think it\u2019s Armageddon!\u00a0 Fortunately, much of the information is based on sensationalizing the facts. 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