Positive Thoughts and Happy Feels
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Foster Optimism: Focus on the Positive
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Write about a positive future -- the idea is to envision your goals and dreams come true.
Tips:
- Write about your great future life. Writing helps you absorb ideas better than just thinking.
​- Set aside time to write.
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Practice Gratitude: Noticing & appreciating the positives in our lives is a great mood boost.
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Keep a gratitude journal -- write down anything large or small that makes you smile.
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Remind yourself to savour. Soak in all the lovelier aspects of your life. Breathe in the positive, exhale the negative.
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Share your good news, it'll help make others happy too
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Avoid Negative Thinking: Decrease the downers in your life. Turn your harshest critic into a cheering squad.
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Avoid dwelling on downers -- focusing on negatives isn't just unpleasant, it also can make you less effective in tackling tasks you face.
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Change unhealthy self-talk -- you may have been running negative messages in your head for a long time. But, you can learn to shift your thoughts, and over time, you can change your brain. Changing your thoughts can change your life!
Tips:
- Ask yourself if your negative thought is really true.
- Remember achievements that disprove your insecurity.
- Imagine what you'd tell a friend.
- Beware of all-or-nothing thinking.
- Consider alternative explanations.