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Positive thinking: 10 ways

1. Create a Morning Routine

  • Enjoy a warm beverage
  • Read a few pages of a book
  • Go for a light walk
  • Try some light stretching or yoga
  • Do some breathing exercises
  • Journal
  • Make and enjoy a wholesome breakfast
  • Play some enjoyable music

2. Read press articles

  • Reduces stress: by letting go of our thoughts and allowing them to spill onto the page
  • Clarifies our thoughts & feelings: through self-reflection
  • Directs our focus: to the present moment

3. Focus on connection

When we begin to pay attention to our surroundings, we might notice that there’s a lot going on in our world that is worth noticing and appreciating. A stranger holding the door open for us. The smell of the air after a fresh rainfall. A friend sending a message to connect. Birds chirping outside the window.

We’re social beings, and feeling connected – to other people, to animals, and to nature – is critical to our happiness.

4. Be grateful

When we know we have to write down three things we’re grateful for each day, we start actively looking for things to be grateful for, and in that search we find more than we intended. That’s the beauty of this practice.

5. Exercising

Physical activity stimulates our brain to release certain chemicals, helping us feel more relaxed and at ease. If intense workouts aren’t your thing, a 10-minute walk in the park or light exercise, such as yoga or stretching, will do the trick

6. Avoid multi-tasking

  • Increase productivity: by eliminating the frequent starting and stopping of tasks
  • Reduce stress: from the increased productivity!
  • Build self-discipline: as we often naturally feel inclined to multitask, especially when we feel overwhelmed or have a lot on our plate to get done
  • Practice mindfulness: single tasks help to keep us present

7. Learning something new

Did you know that many of our greatest moments in life are linked to a new experience of some sort? Trying something new can be exciting, and it gives us the opportunity to solely focus on ourselves and what we’re experiencing in the present moment. Pottery, photography, rock-climbing, dance… we humans are born to be curious!

8. Spend time with friends and family

Whether it be watching a movie or sharing a meal together, spending time to reconnect with those who we love and care about can have several benefits:

  • Strengthens relationships: by engaging in face-to-face interaction
  • Increases sense of mutual need: sharing our love with others and feeling loved in return
  • Reduces stress: by sharing smiles and memories

9. Schedule time for you

This could be anything that we do to help us unwind and feel refreshed after a long day – a bubble bath, a cup of tea, a hobby, or playing some music.

10. Mediate

  • 5 things that you can see
  • 4 things that you can feel
  • 3 things that you can hear
  • 2 things that you can smell
  • 1 thing that you can taste

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