On Healthy Living

We’ve all heard the phrase, “don’t worry, be happy”. Sometimes those words are difficult to implement in life, especially when struggles keep coming at us one after the other. But, the phrase has merit.

It’s almost impossible to be happy every moment of every day, but changing our mindset can bring positive results. Have you ever noticed how quickly your mood changes when someone offers a kind word, a smile or even a joke? By talking to yourself more positively, you can have the same results.

Be aware of what you tell yourself. You may be telling lies. If you say you are worthless, you have no purpose, nothing will ever change for the better, your mood is certainly going to be negative. This not only affects you, but those you are around.

The moment you realize you are inflicting negativity upon yourself - STOP! Turn the negativity around and think of something or do something positive. Negativity breeds negativity and positivity breeds positivity. Self-care isn’t just about exercising and eating right, but about how we treat ourselves in thought.

We often try to look for someone or something to make us happy, but true happiness comes from within. Our perception of the world and of ourselves is where happiness or unhappiness lies. Strive to have a positive and happy state of mind and the worries won’t be as intense.

Kathy Dove wrote this on May 14th, 2008 and filed it under Healthy Living, Mental Health |