Positive Thoughts and Happy Feels

Just in case you're still wondering why you should live a positive life, here's a few stats!

 

• People who were pessimistic had a nearly 20% higher risk of dying over a 30 year period than those who were optimistic.

• People who kept track of their gratitude once a week were more upbeat and had fewer physical complaints than others.

• People who obsessively repeated negative thoughts and behaviours were able to change their unhealthy patterns -- and their brain activity actually changed too.