Yoga For Complete Beginners - 20 Minute Home Yoga Workout!

Tony Robbins on How to Break Your Negative Thinking

The Only Way to Feel Good

"Even if I am locked in a prison cell and hated by the entire world, my spirit can still be that of a king." - Daisaku Ikeda

It seems too simple, I know. It's so simple that we want to make it more difficult, more esoteric. However, the simple truth is that the only way to feel good is to think thoughts that feel good.

Likewise, the only way to feel bad is to think thoughts that feel bad. It really is that straightforward.

Because our thoughts produce our feelings, what we choose to think determines how we feel. Please notice it's what we choose to think. Sometimes it doesn't feel like we're choosing our thoughts because negative momentum appears to be choosing our thoughts for us.

Negative momentum may at times feel like a runaway train. We may even be tempted to believe those negative thoughts. However, at any moment, we can consciously choose to think a thought that feels better. Even if we choose a thought that feels just a little bit better, we have stopped the negative momentum and we're re-focused in a more positive direction.

We often want to blame other people or external circumstances for our bad mood. We think, "if only he / she / it would change, I would feel good." Alas, it's up to us. And that is where our power lies.

We are guaranteed to feel bad if we think thoughts that feel bad. Likewise, we're guaranteed to feel good if we think good feeling thoughts.

Feeling good really is as easy as thinking thoughts that feel good [or a little bit better], focusing on things that are easy to appreciate and thinking of others who are easy to love. In this way, we begin climbing back up the emotional scale. Isn't it nice to know we have the power to choose how we feel!

Here's the process: We stay present and notice how we're feeling. When we notice we're not feeling the way we want to feel, we take that as information. Information - NOT that we've done something wrong or that we're in some way flawed - but information that we're thinking thoughts that don't serve us. Once we become aware of our negative thoughts, we can then begin choosing thoughts that feel better.

Some days it seems more difficult than others, but it's always the same process:

*Stay present and notice how you feel.

*Consciously choose thoughts that feel better.

*Voila, your vibration rises and you're a vibrational match to your desires!

It is simple and it does work, but it also takes practice. As we practice choosing thoughts that feel good and we get in the habit of feeling good, pretty soon feeling bad will be so unacceptable that, at the first hint of negative emotion, we'll nip it in the bud and get back to our natural state of well-being.

We all want to feel good and, thankfully, the Law of Attraction teaches us how to do that. We know how to feel good and we have the power to feel good. What could be better than that!

Kate Corbin is a Law of Attraction Coach and the creator of Gold Star Coaching. Both her coaching practice and her three eBooks - "Dining at the Cosmic Cafe, How to Be and Do and Have Whatever You Desire;" "Manifesting from the Inside Out with the Law of Attraction;" and "Think and Grow Thin with the Law of Attraction" - are designed to empower you to truly live the life of your dreams. To contact Kate and download a free copy of her eBook "Magical Musings on the LOA," visit Gold Star Coaching.

Article Source: https://EzineArticles.com/expert/Kate_Corbin/32923

https://ezinearticles.com/?The-Only-Way-to-Feel-Good&id=9925246

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/9925246

Healing Journey: What Can Happen If Someone Believes That Their Thoughts Create Their Feelings?

If someone's inner world is not in a good way, they could simply tolerate what is going on and not do anything about it. Then again, they could end up looking for a way to change their life.

When it comes to what is taking place inside them, they could find that their thoughts and feelings are often out of control. Being at peace and feeling good could be a massive challenge, with it being normal for them to feel edgy and bad.

The Main Focus

At this stage of their life, it could be a complete mystery as to why they are the way that they are. This could be the last thing on their mind, though, as their main priority could be to change their life.

Going into what the cause is of what is taking place inside them could be seen as a total waste of time too. Finding a way to move forward is then going to be the only thing interests.

Reaching Out

If they were to pay a visit to their doctor, they could end up being referred to a counsellor or a cognitive behavioural therapist. That is, of course, if they are given this opportunity and are not simply offered medication.

Alternatively, one could decide to look for answers online, with there being no shortage of advice on what they can do. Nonetheless, regardless of the route they take, they can end up coming to the same conclusion.

It's all About the Mind

They could be told by one person or a number of sources online, that their thoughts are the reason why their inner world is the way that it is. What this will also mean is that their feelings are a consequence of the thoughts that they have.

With this in mind, the way for them to change their inner world will be for them to gain control of their thoughts and to start changing their 'negative' thoughts to 'positive' thoughts. This is then similar to how replacing unhealthy foods with healthy foods should allow one to function better.

Being Mindful

Naturally, in order for this to take place; it will be essential for one to be aware of what is taking place inside them. Obviously, this is not going to take place over night; it will be a lifelong process.

Still, the sooner one starts, the sooner they will start to develop an awareness of what is taking place inside them. The first step can be for them to simply notice when they have a 'negative' thought and not to get caught up in this thought, and they could even replace it with a 'positive' thought.

A Smooth Process

After they have been putting in the work for a few weeks/months, they may start to notice that there has been an internal shift. Their thoughts will have improved and this means that their feelings will also have improved.

At this point, one could feel very fortunate that they have been able to move on from the inner pain that they once experienced. And, as this approach has worked for them, they could see it as an approach that will work for everything.

A Different Experience

On the other hand, one could try this approach only to find that their inner world hasn't really changed. If this is the case, they could believe that they are doing it wrong, and they could even believe that there must be something wrong with them.

It could be said that it won't be much of a surprise if they come to these conclusions, as so much of the therapeutic and the self-development world believes that its 'all about the mind' and that one's 'thoughts create their feelings'.

A Half-Truth

One way of looking at this would be to say that this is the result of having a 'mind centred' outlook, which is certainly a result of living in a 'mind centred' society. What this then does is prevents someone from being able to acknowledge that it is not purely about what is going on 'up top'.

Undoubtedly, someone's thoughts can create how they feel; the other side of this is that their thoughts can trigger feelings that are already inside them. Not only this, their thoughts can serve as a defence mechanism to keep how they feel at bay.

Two Parts

When it comes to the thoughts that someone has, these can be seen as coming from their mental body, whereas their feelings can be seen as coming from their emotional body. The area of their being where their thoughts come from is like the tip of the iceberg, while the area where their feelings come from is like the part that is far bigger but invisible.

Jill Bolte Taylor, a neuroanatomist, explains how much of a difference there is, "although many of us may think of ourselves as thinking creatures that feel, biologically we are feeling creatures that think". Therefore, if one has tried to change how they feel by changing their thoughts and this approach hasn't worked, they will know why.

Going Deeper

When this is understood, there will be no reason for them to think that they are doing something wrong or that there is something inherently wrong with them. They will be able to see that they are using the wrong tool for the job.

If their body is loaded up with trauma, playing around with their thoughts will be a total waste of time. Once they deal with this trauma, they may find that they feel different and that their thoughts settle down.

The Body Doesn't Forget

When it comes to the trauma that they may be carrying, this will relate to the moments in their life when they felt overwhelmed and were unable to integrate what took place. If they experienced trauma during their childhood years and/or at their birth, their conscious mind might not remember what took place.

The endless activity in their mind, with all their 'negative' thoughts and even so-called 'irrational' fears, will be a sign that, deep down, they are carrying wounds that need to be acknowledged. Once these are dealt with, there might be no reason for their mind to be all over the place.

Awareness
​
If one can relate to this, and they are ready to change their life, they may need to reach out for external support. This is something that can take place with the assistance of a therapist or a healer.

Author, transformational writer, teacher and consultant, Oliver JR Cooper, hails from England. His insightful commentary and analysis covers all aspects of human transformation, including love, partnership, self-love, and inner awareness. With over two thousand, four hundred in-depth articles highlighting human psychology and behaviour, Oliver offers hope along with his sound advice.

To find out more go to - http://www.oliverjrcooper.co.uk/

Feel free to join the Facebook Group -
https://www.facebook.com/OliverJRCooper

Article Source: https://EzineArticles.com/expert/Oliver_JR_Cooper/818466

https://ezinearticles.com/?Healing-Journey:-What-Can-Happen-If-Someone-Believes-That-Their-Thoughts-Create-Their-Feelings?&id=10296832

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/10296832

Dream - Motivational Video

How Are You Influenced and Motivated?

Negative motivators are those influences that drive us to certain and specific actions; based on a fear of some kind and maybe dislike of a certain outcome. The negative motivator may even be related an apprehension around the result; of the outcome which our inaction, or failure to undertake a specific task or fulfil an obligation; generates.

Positive motivators on the others side of the equation are those influencers which hold a desirable image, emotion or effect in our minds or habit nature.

These are interactions we know that, when completed successfully will add value to the quality of our lives, may even enhance our current situations, bring about a wonderful effect to our circumstances, or even progress us in one way or another.

These positive motivators also are borne of the understanding that when completed they will bring a better harmony, a peaceful effect to the environment, workplace or home... where we find ourselves investing in productive endeavour.

Know What Effects The Difference

The primary difference between how we perceive the difference between the two motivator categories is our freedom of choice.

Where we have negative experiences manifesting from specific actions such as, a loss, being reprimanded, receiving criticism or even a sense of discord within ourselves. We mentally and emotionally create an automatic associate between our actions and those negative connotations; and therefore, the outcome of these effects become negative motivators.

In this regard there may even be certain actions or undertakings that we really enjoyed doing; however, after repeated criticism, perhaps being mocked by the uninformed, or even receiving a reprimand, we lose our enthusiasm or joy derived and we begin to categorize these as negative.

However, with positive motivators these are thoughts, ideas, desires that let us to place ourselves above the pessimistic viewpoints of the average, beyond our current reality into a state that is future focused on the benefits and abundance attached to the enthusiastic completion of said action.

What we begin to understand is that in fact the primary difference between the two motivator categories is that it is actually our own personal approach to the specific action: our perception, our energy, our enthusiasm, our thoughts, our feelings... OUR ATTITUDE; which will decide the key differences between how the two opposite motivators influence and affect us moving forward.

A fundamental understanding that we need to resonate with, a key success minded attitude we need to adopt is: knowing that everything we do, every action we take, every thought we allow to enter our minds has the capacity to take us closer towards our desired outcomes or take us further than we had previously envisaged!

Maximizing Your Potential

'Efficient Action' and 'Acting in the Certain Way' as articulated by Wallace D Wattles in his book The Science of Getting Rich, educates us in the understanding that everything has purpose and a potential attached to it, and we need to grow out of our current situation by completing everything we do in a certain way... i.e. as a positive motivator!

This may prove to be a highly challenging prospect which leads us into conflict with our existing paradigm. Nonetheless when we begin to internalize our focus on where we are and where we are progressing to, aligned with the potential we have within us waiting to be expressed, then the influences of others or the feared outcomes do not have a bearing in our applications or responsibility.

What Choices Are Making?

So, as we continue to re-assess every action as one that will grow us, we experience an emotional and mental evolution that perpetuates like effects and like results! The ongoing perpetuation of the good allows us a resilience to reject what we do not want and a continued focus on what we do want!

So, what we close with, when we are increasing our understanding of what our specific motivators are, is that our freedom of choice will in fact decide what class any future exchanges will fall into. Our freedom of choice is a phenomenal gift that is given to us free at birth, but it is also one we give up too freely and too readily!

A simple story that illustrates this is the parable of the talents as related to us in the bible [Matthew 25:14-30].

When we assess this parable, we see that the key difference in the approaches discussed.

The fear of punishment, the fear of loss, the fear of failure and the fear of reprimand led to inaction which in turn resulted in a negative result as well as the manifestation of all the fears; for the one servant. Yet, on the opposite end of the spectrum the servants that took their responsibility seriously with a positive motivator reaped their own specific rewards.

In the case of all three... they all had the potential for the same consequences and in the instance of two of them there was a risk of greater loss therefore more severe consequences.

Let us choose to take action in an efficient and certain way so that our gifts increase through action taken with positive motivation!

At invinciblemind, we believe in the unlimited potential of the mind and are striving to share the life-changing effects of a renewed mind!

Learn how to Unleash Your Ultimate Potential with invinciblemind... Your future self will thank you for the immense decision!

https://invinciblemind.site/

Article Source: https://EzineArticles.com/expert/Allan_Smith/1988300

https://ezinearticles.com/?How-Are-You-Influenced-and-Motivated?&id=10286176

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/10286176

The Power Of Positive Thinking: 7 Mindful Habits For Creating Positive Thoughts

The power of positive thinking is one of the major habits of successful people. When you practice positive thinking, you become better at setting the right goals, and better at achieving them. The benefits don’t stop there – positivity boosts your mental and physical health, changing the way you interact with others.

However, even if you know all this, it can be tricky to change entrenched patterns of negative thinking. Becoming a positive person can seem challenging – perhaps you’ve wondered if you’re just immune to the power of positive thinking.

The good news is, you have a choice. You can embrace the power of positive thinking as it’s available for everyone to lear. As long as you have the right attitude and the right tools.

Here are 7 mindful habits that are proven to create positive thoughts that provide you concrete techniques to practice.  Including how to develop new habits that last, so you begin to see a difference in your everyday life.

Power Of Positive Thinking Warning: Positive Vibes Only

Before we go any further, it’s important to note that this guide is a positive vibes only zone. We won’t be dwelling on the difficulties of your past, on the things that have held you back, or on the words of that inner critical voice that brings you down.

Instead, we’ll be looking at the issue of the power of positive thinking in a productive, constructive and proactive way.

Perhaps you’re reading this disclaimer and feeling skeptical. However, if you follow this lead, you’ll soon start to see that maintaining positive vibes really isn’t as difficult as it might sound. With some effort, determination and practice, you can create the sorts of mindful attitudes that all but eliminate negativity from your life.

If you feel you’re not the most positive of people, this can change. Once you tap into your power of positivity thinking, you’ll be surprised by just how many other things start to change in and around you.

As the Law of Attraction tells us, like attracts like. This means that the more positive you are, the more you pull positive people, opportunities and choices into your orbit. You begin to vibrate on a frequency of abundance. The abundance in your life only makes you feel more positive. Conceptualized in this way, there’s no limit to how happy you can be, or how much goodness you can attract.

So, to emphasize again, it’s positive vibes only from here on in. Now, let’s move on to explore some concrete facts about the ways in which consistent, sustained positivity can enhance your life in tangible ways.

Think Positive, Be Positive: What Happens?

• Cope with stress faster and more effectively – instead of dwelling on the negative, positive people look for solutions. And when we find solutions, stress starts to dissipate.
• Improved health – there’s evidence that positive thoughts boost resistance to disease and improves the ability to recover from health setbacks.
• Better relationships with people – we’re all drawn to positive people, so being positive brings more people into our lives. With a positive attitude, we’re also better at communication and negotiation.
• Become more focused – with the power of positivity thinking, you’re driven to achieve the things that matter to you. You can tune out the noise, and ‘tune in’ to what needs to be done.
• Feel more confidence – positivity extends to your view of yourself and your value, boosting your self-worth. The more positive you are, the more you believe in your own potential and give yourself opportunities to fulfill it.
• Be more successful – as a positive person, you not only attract success through the Law of Attraction but are also better at networking and at inspiring others.
• Experience more happiness – it stands to reason that being positive brings you joy, optimism and satisfaction. When you have a positive mindset, you notice and appreciate the beautiful things in life.

Quotes About Positive Thinking

Positive mindset quotes and quotes about positive thinking and can help you get a better sense of what it’s like, inspiring you to change. Here are some of the best – you may want to come back to these when we discuss making affirmations below.

If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.
~ Mary Englebreit

The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.
~ Winston Churchill

If you wouldn’t say it to a friend, don’t say it to yourself.
~ Jane Travis

How To Stay Positive? Use The Power Of Positive Thinking

Now that you’ve built a deeper understanding of why and how thinking positive can completely transform your life, it’s time to delve into how you can become a more positive person.

Yes, most of us can talk ourselves into a positive thought or feeling, but it is far-reaching, sustained change that really makes the difference. This means it’s important to focus on how to stay positive in all areas of your life.

There are at least seven habits that are proven to help you tap into your power of positive thinking, and we’ll explain how you can develop these habits for yourself, starting today. Throughout, we’ll offer techniques and suggestions that will help you see the many different ways that you might begin to behave differently.

Each of the seven habits that we’ll discuss can be realized through a range of approaches, and it’s important to find ones that fit with your unique goals, values and personality.

The Power Of The People You Surround Yourself With

While we can influence others to change they can also influence us. The phrase “the people you surround yourself with, you become” nicely captures just how important our social circle can be. So, to become more positive (and stay that way), focus on building connections with people who are good at sending positive vibes.

If you ever ask yourself “How can I surround myself with successful people?”, know that the first step is to nurture your existing relationships with people are good at achieving their goals. They may have different passions and work in different fields, but if they are positive and successful then you can become more like them just by being around them.

Once again, like attracts like. The more time you spend with successful people, the more you’ll find yourself meeting new people who inspire and motivate you to succeed. This will enhance your power of positive thinking 10x!

In addition, try to think about success in a really broad way. While you can certainly benefit from surrounding yourself with people who have fulfilling jobs and great salaries, it’s easier to stay positive if you look beyond the workplace. For example, you should also surround yourself with people who have thriving love lives and who devote time to personal growth.

One of the easiest ways to work out who you want to surround yourself – and therefore who you want to become – is to do an exercise where you think about your ideal role model. What traits do they have? What are they good at, and how do they act? This gives you a concrete sense of the types of people you should aim to spend more time with if you want to develop and sustain a positive mindset.

The Power Of Words

The words you choose also play a dramatic role in being positive. Your language affects your view of yourself, your capabilities and your expectations. Success habits require you to be realistic and yet confident, pushing you to be the best you can be. Consequently, people who attract success learn how to refine their language, stripping it of negativity. But what are the most effective ways to tap into the power of words?

Firstly, make a habit of paying more attention to your word choice. For example, you might set a particular time span (e.g. a couple of hours or a day) and then make some notes about which words made you feel empowered and positive.

In contrast, When you notice ways of speaking that don’t help you build on positivity, think about how can change things up. Look to replace words like “can’t,” “never” and “shouldn’t” with aspirational words that describe the life you want to create.

Secondly, designing and reciting affirmations is a powerful way to use words in service of positivity. Affirmations are just statements that you say to yourself in order to support your goals. You can use ones that directly discuss positivity, like the following:

• “I become more positive each day.”
• “I am happy, confident and see the best in others.”
• “I am positive and I attract positivity into my life.”

You can also use affirmations that implicitly reinforce your power of positive thinking towards specific goals in your life. For example:

• “I have all the qualities I need to be incredibly successful.”
• “Every day I move closer to the job of my dreams.”
• “I attract love into my life and give it back to the world.”

There are dozens of ways for writing affirmations. What matters is that they make you feel good and that they capture what you want to achieve.

The Power Of Contribution

The next major contributor to maintaining a positive mindset revolves around the idea of contribution. The Law of Attraction is magnetic, and so what you put out is what you get back. If you look at how you can make the world a happier place, the universe will ensure that your generosity and compassion makes its way back to you as well.

Plus, combined with the power of positive thinking, studies on the power of kindness show that when we’re kind, we end up feeling happier and our stress levels lower. This has a direct and immediate impact on our ability to think positively.

To access the power of contribution, start by asking yourself how you’re currently contributing to the world. Try to think of at least 5 things you’re doing for others, and consider which are more effective. Next, try to generate at least 5 further ideas for ways in which you might give more to others.

There are dozens of things you can do to contribute. Ssome of which are personal and others which promote happiness in strangers. To contribute to people already in your life, think about chores you might be able to do in times of hardship. You can even take care to really listen to people’s problems without judging or trying to offer quick fixes.

Never underestimate how much it can mean just to check in with someone or help them out with something.

When it comes to contributing to the lives of strangers, volunteer work is an obvious and effective way to generate positivity by giving back to the world. This might involve working in a shelter for a few hours a week or joining a helpline. When time constraints make this difficult, giving to charity also boosts the amount of positivity in your life and in the wider world.

The Power Of Reading

Many of us grow out of reading once we get out of the habit of studying, but if you want to create a positive mindset then reading can really help. As well as boosting mind power by improving your vocabulary and building your knowledge, reading can create psychological growth in a number of ways.

For one thing, there are fascinating studies that show how reading can help us become more compassionate and empathetic. When we read, we often have to switch our perspective, and the better we get at doing this the more we are to relate to others – even those who are dramatically different from us.

There are even brain scans suggesting that when we read fiction in which characters go through certain experiences. Studies reveal that our brain display activity is similar to actual experiences in real life.

Does this affect our power of positive thinking? There are a couple of different connections between enhanced empathy and keeping a positive mindset. Firstly, if we’re more empathetic then we’re better at building good relationships that involve reciprocal support.

Secondly, empathy helps us develop a generally sympathetic worldview. Rather than seeing people as good or bad, we see them as products of their environments and experience.

Setting empathy aside, another reason why reading holds immense power is that it exposes you to new ideas. Reading prompts you to challenge things you may otherwise have taken for granted. This helps you to reexamine and replace old beliefs that are no longer serving you and inspires you to make changes.

Finally, reading other people’s success stories both shows you how to be successful and reminds you that anything is possible. Try reading a short success story each week for a month, and notice any changes in your mindset.

The Power Of Choice

When you’re developing habits that encourage you to focus on the positive, it’s vital to remember that you have total control over whether you succeed. For example, some people occupy a “victim mindset”, telling themselves that they merely respond to circumstances and don’t have any choice in what happens to them.

In contrast, if you choose a “creator mindset”, you view yourself as the architect of your own life. You get to choose what it looks like, and what you attract into it.

Successful people sometimes talk about a “growth mindset”, which means adopting the view that you want to evolve and improve. This requires moving away from your comfort zone. Moving to a place that feels good in the short-term but stifles you in the longer term. Growth can be scary and exciting, as well as give you a sense of becoming who you’re meant to be.

When you combine the creator mindset together with the growth mindset, you get an approach to life that fosters consistent positivity. We all encounter negative or challenging situations, but we can choose to take an optimistic viewpoint. We can choose to look for the useful lessons, and for the opportunities for development.

At first, this may require conscious effort. For example, you might try generating a mind map with the problem in the center and positive ideas surrounding it. If you do this often enough, it will become second nature to read challenges in a positive way, and you’ll do it much more quickly.

As a bonus, when you tap into the power of choice and pick optimism over pessimism, you will soon notice that your stress levels massively decrease. There are even studies suggesting that those who take this approach heal more quickly and have better overall health.

The Power Of Experience

Gratitude is a powerful emotion, and any habits that cultivate it also help to create a positive mind. When you think of gratitude, you might immediately focus on the biggest achievements and positive experiences in your life – for example, promotions, qualifications, weddings and births.

Often, we take much of our lives for granted, overlooking the fact that there are so many more reasons for gratitude. However, if we harness the power of experience with the power of positive thinking, we begin to see the incredible things that happen every day.

A gratitude journal is one of the most effective ways to make the most of the power of experience. Get yourself a notebook or a create a document. Enter sources of positivity on a daily basis and reflect on feeling grateful for these things.

The aim is to focus on the positive everyday. Rather than just focus on the big things, you’ll see that most of your days are ultimately very positive. For example, you might include something beautiful that you saw, a moment of kindness that you experienced, something that made you laugh, or some precious time you took to relax.

When working a positive mindset, it’s also crucial that you make room to be grateful for yourself. So, when you write in your gratitude journal, challenge yourself to include at least one entry that’s just about you.

This might be something big that you have done, felt or contributed. On other days, you might just be grateful for your health, or for a feature or skill that helps you feel confident. The key idea here is just to develop another habit that encourages self-directed positivity.

Your power of positive thinking will uplevel when you make this a daily habit.

Want to explore this further? Here are 10 gratitude exercises.

The Power Of Tuning In

Finally, tuning in to your higher consciousness can make a massive difference to your ability to create positive thoughts. What this means is just getting to know yourself on a deeper level. You can practice techniques that tap into your subconscious mind as well as your conscious mind.

Some of the best positive thinking exercises focus on meditation and mindfulness, and you may already know how to do some of these. Even basic breathing exercises can induce calmness and receptivity.

For example, you might set aside ten minutes and try to focus on taking deep breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth. This helps to settle the mind and get rid of extraneous thoughts that are clouding your thinking. It is natural to get distracted during an exercise like this, but try to let any random thoughts drift away rather than giving them much attention.

When you get used to meditation, you can try further techniques. One that you can try involves imagining yourself gradually filling with a golden light. Feel it start at your toes and working to the top of your head, warming you as it goes. Some people see it is a molten liquid, and others as simply a golden glow. When you open your eyes, you should feel optimistic, energized and positive.

On days when positive thinking is harder, you can also try a reverse technique to banish negativity, picturing it leaving your body in the form of a dark cloud. This technique is best followed by the one above, which will help you to replace any negativity with positivity.

With all of this now planted in your mind, you now have the ability to tap into the power of positive thinking to drastically enhance your life. If you know someone who would experience life-changing benefits should they embrace the power of positive thinking, please share this article.

https://www.articlecity.com/blog/the-power-of-positive-thinking-7-mindful-habits-for-creating-positive-thoughts/

Daily Habits of Successful People | Brian Tracy

One Life, No Regrets

How to Set and Achieve any Goal you Have in Your Life - with John Assaraf Part 1

How Are You Coping As Lockdown Restrictions Ease?

How have you found these past few weeks of lockdown? It may be that the weeks have seemed like a lifetime and many of us have been finding the loneliness and isolation a real struggle.

Without our normal daily distractions we may have started to realise that we live quite an isolated way of life, going to work then home, perhaps looking after children, maintaining our homes, maybe running a homebased business. Omit human interaction and socialising and it can be quite a lonely way of life.

It's only when something like a global pandemic occurs that we realise how important the incidentials like office banter, coffee mornings, gyms and quiz nights really are. They're not just places we pass through; they provide opportunities to catch up, socialise, discuss problems and enhance relationships.

Now that those restrictions are easing how are you coping with lockdown? Are you ready to revert back to 'normal' or do you need a little time to decide what you want, to readjust and regain your trust in the outside world?

At a time like this it's important to look after yourself, your mental health and do things that invest in a positive mindset, support your wellbeing and make you feel good.

- How comfortable is your home? As we've been spending more time there it's important to continue ensuring that it's a welcome place to return to. We may have used the time well and expended effort in tidying, cleaning and maybe introducing some brightness and colour by way of fabrics or pictures on the walls. All ways that have made your home feel good to come back to. Fresh bedding or a relaxing bath rather than a shower can be ways to treat yourself with more kindness. It's still tough at the moment, so be gentle with yourself. parents or children can become a little fraught if there's no respite and still no clear end to lockdown in sight.

- How have your relationships been at home? Living in each other's pockets, being full-on with a partner, Good manners, consideration and a sense of humour are especially important during these exceptional times. Continue planning constructive ways to spend your time together. Even if you're tired and don't particularly feel like making an effort, remember, home is not only about you. Maybe get the board games out, kick a ball around outside, revisit your music collection or old photograph albums. You may find these times become treasured moments where you enhance your family connection.

- Pay especial attention to mealtimes. Rather than simply grab food on the go or eat whatever's around, instead commit to making more of a feature of your meals, as they may well be the most important part of each day. Ensure that you're eating enjoyable, healthy, nutritious food and look after yourself. And these good habits can continue long after lockdown is over.

- Be wary of drowning your sorrows! Alcohol is actually a depressant and when we overindulge we consume an excess of toxins, hence becoming intoxicated. This then requires our body to work extra hard to clear those toxins out, so causing dehydration, headaches and low mood.

- Have you internet access? Keeping in touch with colleagues, family, friends and social groups online can be a great way of maintaining connections, discussing concerns and minimising loneliness. Many people enjoy skype and zoom calls, sharing photos, tips, support and advice, all valuable ways to feel less alone, especially in lockdown. And it's interesting to see how successful some people have become when they've moved their business to an online offering. Workshops, classes, delicious foods and clothing have adapted well to a home-delivery service.

- Plan for your down time. If you live alone, still plan your reading and TV viewing in advance. It's good to have something to look forward to. Make the most of an evening phone call by settling down with a brew for a leisurely chat with a friend. Treat yourself extra well; those little touches can make all the difference to how well you cope.

- Keeping a journal might be another way to find comfort and support. Record how you're feeling, the thoughts you're experiencing. Note a daily success or achievement and start to remind yourself of your value, worth and accomplishments. Focus on the good things you encounter, the beautiful sunrise, an unexpected kindness and stop discounting or taking these things for granted. It can take a little discipline to incorporate this routine into your daily life, but your journal may gradually start to include photos, pictures and other mementoes, so becoming a friend and making the entries more special.

Remember that everyone's been touched by this unprecedented pandemic. No one's been exempt. Whilst some will been more affected by it than others it's important to be kind both to yourself and to those in your life. Be mutually supportive and as we come out of lockdown appreciate what really matters to you. These tough times can bring with them great insights and inner peace.

Susan Leigh, counsellor, hypnotherapist, relationship counsellor, writer & media contributor offers help with relationship issues, stress management, assertiveness and confidence. She works with individual clients, couples and provides corporate workshops and support.

She's author of 3 books, 'Dealing with Stress, Managing its Impact', '101 Days of Inspiration #tipoftheday' and 'Dealing with Death, Coping with the Pain', all on Amazon & with easy to read sections, tips and ideas to help you feel more positive about your life.

To order a copy or for more information, help and free articles visit http://www.lifestyletherapy.net

Article Source: https://EzineArticles.com/expert/Susan_Leigh/399535

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/10298236