When you think about anything that makes you happy, your brain releases happiness hormones, such as endorphins in your bloodstream. These chemicals result in a feeling of well-being, as a result, you develop a confident positive attitude. With a confident attitude, you will vibrate (both mentally and physically) at a certain frequency that will attract an abundance of happiness. In this way, your thoughts create a good life.
When you start thinking positively >> you will have all the happy hormones gushing all over your body >> your mood will elevate >> you will start vibrating at a certain frequency and then automatically you start attracting positive vibes.
“If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think of a negative thought again”
“A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances, having power over you
You become more solution-oriented and begin with a journey of self-knowledge.
Knowing your own self is considered the wisest of all knowledge. The journey to self-knowledge begins with understanding your thoughts.
Therefore, your thoughts are a product of your mindset. Your mindset is conditioned by the good or bad, experiences you have had during your lifetime. And the way you will think determines the actions you take.
The flow of the process of thoughts:
Your Thoughts –> result in the release of hormones –> produce likewise emotions and feelings –> result in a reaction –> that forms an action –> repeated actions add up to the character of a person.
This is How Thinking About Your Thoughts Can Create a Great Life
Facts :
>> The ratio of positive to negative thoughts is a major factor in overall happiness.
>> Your brain is constantly monitoring the emotional tone of your thoughts.
>> Be proud of yourself for moments of growth no one saw but you. You don’t have to tell everyone everything. Sometimes they are supportive, but sometimes they ruin good things.
“People feel jealous of momentum”. Grow in silence and let the success make noise.
What is the Power of positive thinking?
The power of thinking positively is remarkable. In fact, the idea that single thought in your mind has the power to change your world almost seems too good to be true.
“Everything is energy and that’s all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help, but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy. This is physics” — Albert Einstein
When you are grateful for something that makes you happy, your brain releases Endorphins- the happiness hormone which gives you a feeling of well-being and momentary satisfaction. The conscious repetition of “gratitude” can help develop a positive attitude.
Simply thinking good thoughts, Can Create a Great Life.
Now I will just give a live example: While traveling to work in my car I used to see children playing in a muddy stream of water, enjoying the best time of their life. In the summers, I used to come across those kids almost every day. And then there was my own lavish lifestyle, I had access to the cleanest of pools and Jacuzzi, yet I felt lonely and unhappy most of the time. I used to drink a beer in the shower to flush out all my sorrows in tears. So, I learned a lesson that happiness is just a choice, it’s just our mindset that decides the level of our happiness or sorrow in life.
Moreover, the best time to develop a habit of positive thinking is when a negative event occurs. Always remember that it’s your own response that will determine the outcome.
Always choose the positive response which comes with an optimistic attitude when such events take place. Try to replace your negative thoughts with positive affirmations.
You can also gain positivity by surrounding yourself with positive people.
All your dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.
Conclusion:
>> Trust the process,
>> Remain Positive and
>> Count your Blessings.
“With your single thought, you can change the whole universe”
Facts:
>> Too many negative thoughts and your brain responds by creating stress and sadness in your body.
>> When you add more positive thoughts, your brain will create relaxation and happiness.
How positive thinking builds your skills, boost your health, and improve your work?
Henry Ford said, “Whether you think you can or cannot, you’re right“
The Bible also says “Ask and the door will be opened to you”. But to be successful in your venture, you should very well know “How to ask correctly”, because your deep inner desire gets manifested in real life.
“You don’t get what you want, you will always get what you need”
Positive thinking does not necessarily mean avoiding or ignoring the bad aspects of life. Instead, it also involves:
>> Extracting the best out of any potentially bad occurrences in life,
>> Trying to see the best in other people, and
>> Visualizing yourself and your esteemed abilities in a positive light.
Therefore, it is critical that you understand your thoughts.
It does not matter whether you are feeding your mind with positive or negative thoughts.
Whenever, you obsess over a desire and you constantly fuel that obsession with your emotions, filled with “intense gratitude”, you will match a certain frequency and create the equivalent of your reality.
You will see your thoughts come into reality and you will receive blessings of the universe in the form of your desire manifested.
Because then you are programming your mind (and those around you) to turn these thoughts into your reality.
“Change your thoughts and you can change your world. Norman v. Peale
“You are the controller of your own destiny”, “you are the designer of your own future”.
Facts on negative thinking.
>> You will never get from where you are to where you want to be , If you keep your focus on the fact that you are not there yet. See it the way you desire and feel it “as if” it is happening. – Kristen Butler
> “Negative thoughts are landmines along the pathway to being your best”
What Negative Thoughts Do to Your Brain?
Studies have found that the habit of prolonged negative thinking:
>> Diminishes your brain’s ability to think, reason, and form memories. Essentially draining your brain’s resources.
>> Negative thinking can also result in greater dementia risk. (Dementia is a term used to describe a group of symptoms affecting memory and thinking)
Moreover, we know brains get good at what they do. If we train for distraction, we get good at it. Same way negative thoughts create ‘channels’ in your brain. If you do a lot of negative thinking, you train your brain to be very good at producing negative thoughts. You will start seeing the worst side of every outcome.
Facts:
>> Researchers say that repetitive negative thinking can increase your risk for developing dementia.
>> Negative thinking is linked to cognitive decline, a higher number of harmful protein deposits in the brain, and consequently, increases the risk of dementia.
>> Negative thinking is also linked to Alzheimer’s disease (loss of memory).
>> Experts recommend mindfulness, meditation, and other techniques that can help reduce negative thinking patterns.
What Positive Thoughts Do to Your Brain?
The brain thrives on Positivity. And we start finding happiness in our lives and in those around us.
>> Positive thinking can lead to:
>> Enhanced creativity,
>> Increased focused living,
>> Better problem-solving skills, and
>> Overall good mental toughness.
Facts:
>> Stop blaming yourself for other people’s negative emotions. Their thoughts and feelings are their own. You are a good person with good intentions. Some people will be negative, no matter what! – Kristen butler.
>> Always end your day with a positive thought. No matter how hard things were, tomorrow is a fresh opportunity to make it better.
How Positive Thinking Builds Your Skill Set.
Thinking positive:
# Increases mental focus,
# Builds more dedication towards living a practical life,
# Makes us more passionate to learn new things,
# We feel more confident after achieving small goals, and
# Finally, develop a best possible mindset to excel in the skills.
How to Increase Positive Thinking in Your Life?
Focusing on positive thinking:
You can always turn negative thinking into positive one. The process is simple, but it takes time and dedication to build new habit.
The process is as follows:
>> Identification of “areas to change” in life:
Wanna be more optimistic in your life?
First, start by identifying the areas of your life that need change.
Whether you are complaining at work or comparing your life to the neighbor, cursing the bland food, your daily commute, life changes, or problems in a relationship. You have to know and understand when comes the moment where you fall down into the pool of negativity.
After that, you need to make conscious efforts to flush out the negative thoughts from your mind.
Thereafter, you can start small by focusing on one area to approach in a more positive way.
> Check your thoughts:
In the beginning, monitor your thoughts every 10 minutes throughout the day. Keep a check at your actions, and stop yourself every time whenever you make a move towards “stressing out from negative thoughts”.
> Be open to humor.
Give more, Greet more, have an attitude of Gratitude. Give yourself permission to smile or laugh, especially during difficult times. Seek humor in everyday happenings of life. When you learn to smile at life and feel the happiness all around, you feel less stressed and in “Safe-Haven”.
>> Follow a healthy lifestyle.
# Follow a healthy diet.
# Fuel your mind with the best of information available.
# Read books, watch educational documentaries etc.
# Aim to exercise for at least 25 minutes daily.
# Exercise with a positive mood in mind, it will reduce stress and make you feel more confident.
# Get enough sleep, and
# Practice mindfulness meditation to manage stress.
>> Surround yourself with positive people.
“You are a summation of 5 people you hang out with”.
So make sure those in your life are positive and supportive people and you can trust to depend on them for receiving helpful advice and correct feedback whenever need be.
Negative people will influence your life badly, you may learn many wrong habits and find it difficult to get rid of those habits in the future.
In a bad company, you will always find yourself facing troubles and that may increase your stress level and make it seem impossible to come out of a scary trauma.
>> Practice positive self-talk.
“Talking to yourself is the best meaningful conversation you will have throughout the day”
Follow one simple rule: Don’t say anything to yourself that you wouldn’t say to anyone else. Be kind and keep telling motivating words to yourself. Keep a handy journal of self-made positive affirmations.
Whenever a negative thought enters your mind:
# Evaluate it rationally and understand its origin.
# Respond with positive “self-written” affirmations that are best for you.
# Remember your blessings and show gratitude for everything that made you smile.
Facts:
>> Remember when you forgive, you heal. And when you let go, you grow!
>> Stop wasting your energy which is a finite resource. Being selective about who gets your energy is called self-care.
How can I change my negative self-talk into a positive one?
Here are a few examples of Putting positive thinking into practice:
| Negative self-talk | Positive thinking |
| I’m too lazy to get this done. | I never procrastinate.
Day by day I am on my way! |
| It’s too complicated. | I will definitely find a perfect solution. |
| I don’t have the resources. | Necessity is the mother of invention. |
| There’s no way it will work. | I will make it work. |
| I’ve never done it before. | It’s my chance to learn something new. |
| I’m not going to get any better at this. | I will give it another try |
Happiness vs. Success (Which Comes First?)
Here, happiness should always be the first priority. Happiness is a result of good health and fair wealth. The success is a result of both these. Therefore, health comes first.
“Keep your face always towards the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.”
> Remember >>
If you don’t like a situation, you can either take action to change it or change the way you think about it. Either way, choosing unhappiness is no way to live. K. butler
How Positive Thinking Can Change Your Life?
Thoughts become things.. Choose the good ones” — Mike Dooley
Thoughts have incredible power to shape your life.
“With your single thought, you can change the whole universe”.
Everything in the universe vibrates on a certain frequency. As it’s said
“Everything is energy and that’s all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help, but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy. This is physics.” Albert Einstein
Thoughts can lead to desired actions >> actions again result in feeling >> those feelings tune us on a certain vibration or frequency in the universe >> matching frequency and manifestation. (it’s like tuning a radio and matching the frequency we desire) >> Everything is created twice, first in the mind, then and only then in reality.
So yes, Your Thoughts Can Actually Change Reality
>>Thoughts influence your beliefs, and ultimately, your actions.
> Happiness is both the precursor to success and the result of it.
For example:
If you are always complaining, you will receive more and more opportunities to complain and feel sad in almost every situation. The universe will always reflect back elevated blessings towards you.
Therefore, if most of the time you are whining about what could possibly go wrong in your relationship or criticizing your boss over an argument you had earlier, slowly you may find it difficult to repair that relationship and in the second case, be blessed with more unwanted arguments with your workmates. (the blessings you receive will always be greater).
Positive thinking: Stop negative self-talk to reduce stress
Tell me “Is your glass half-empty or half-full”? The way you answer this general question about positive thinking will reflect your outlook on life, your attitude towards life, and tell whether you are an optimist or a pessimist and it may even impact your health.
Positive thinking is a characteristic of optimism and is a key component of effective stress management.
“Your mind can be your best friend or your worst enemy”
Stress management is associated with many health benefits. Even if you are a pessimist, do not lose hope. You can learn positive thinking, it is a habit that can be acquired by constant practice.
What are the Health benefits of positive thinking?
Health benefits that positive thinking may provide, include:
# Higher life span.
# Lowers down the rates of depression.
# Make you more passionate about life.
# Decreased levels of illness.
# Lower down the levels of distress and pain.
# Good psychological and physical well-being.
# It acts as an immunity booster.
# Better respiratory conditions.
# Better cardiovascular health.
# Reduced risk of death from stroke.
# Lower risk of death from cancer.
# Reduced risk of death from infections.
Facts:
>> There are only three choices in life: Give up, give in or give it all you have got.
>> “Negative thoughts are landmines along the pathway to being your best”.
What is the Role of media in managing the thoughts?
“Thoughts are physical, Thoughts create life”
Media is present everywhere nowadays. Your social media feed, the cell phone ads, computer workstations, billboards on the roads and marketplaces, banners at a ballgame, taglines of a brand on the clothing, we consume media impressions every minute of every hour.
Now comes the role of our subconscious mind. All the involuntary actions(such as our heartbeat, getting away from a sudden danger, etc.) happening in our body are controlled by the subconscious mind. The subconscious mind is most receptive 10 minutes before you sleep at night. But many are happy to watch the broadcast news on television at that time.
Unfortunately, we saw the worst side of people and the world at that time, as we have developed a habit of enjoying the news like the destruction of a city, the fall of an empire, a miss happening with someone or any kind of gossip.
“Whatever you hear or see is going to trigger an emotion and give you thoughts likewise”.
For ex. If you are watching a street fight program, you are most likely to nourish the weeds of anger and rage in you. If you watch a motivational/inspirational speech at that time, you will feel more energized and confident when you wake up the next morning.
Facts:
>> One small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.
>> Negative people can crush your vibe. Spend more time around people who are good for your mental and emotional health.
“Change Your Thoughts: Change Your Life”
Fortunately, the reverse is also true. If you consistently and intentionally nurture positive thoughts and expectations, you develop a success mindset.
Some people worry, “How can I remain positive when negative situations are a bitter reality of life — they just show up in everyday life?”
Bad things will certainly happen sometimes “they will just show up.” However, it is your interpretation that makes a situation negative. A situation doesn’t drag you down or lift you up, but the way you think about it does.
Now, If you have developed a habit of comparison, complaint or criticism, no one could possibly save you from an initial mental breakdown.
There is a piece of good news for you though. Everyone is in control of their thoughts and it is your own choice, that how do you react in a certain situation.
Moreover, no one else has power over you unless you give it away. Motivational gurus and life coaches choose to control, understand and change their thoughts to develop a positive mindset, which helps them elevate their coaching business.
How to Find Happiness and how to add Positivity in your life?
>> Make the choice to watch more programs that are educational, motivational, artistic and spiritual. These types of programs stimulate positive thoughts.
>> Keep a quick and handy inventory of all the things you are grateful for.
>> Keep an attitude of gratitude.
>> Make it a habit to finish your reading with an inspiring story so that your mind gets nourished as well as prepared for a positive day.
“You are the controller of your own destiny”, “you are the designer of your own future”.
The most important and pervasive source of input is you. No one is with you as much as you are.
My wife has a ritual of telling herself “words of appreciation”, giving herself mental high fives.
You talk with many people each day, but the most important conversation is the one you have with your own self.
“Your mind can be your best friend or your worst enemy”
If you make up your mind to always seek positive inputs then you will improve your chances of producing positive outputs and responses. The choice is yours!.
I think you’ll agree with me when I say:
The power of positive thinking is remarkable.
How to Become More Positive in life?
To think positive is to be optimistic. The best news about optimism is that it can be learned and made a habit by practice.
By the law of cause and effect, if you develop same habits of other successful, healthy and happy people with positive attitudes and perform same actions as they do, you will soon feel the same way, get the same results, and enjoy the same experiences as they do.
Qn: Can you guess what the most successful and happy people think about all day long?
Ans: Successful and happy people think about what they want, and how to get it, most of the time.
When you think and talk about your goals and how to achieve them, you feel passionate, more happy and in greater control of your life.
When you think about something that makes you happy, your brain actually releases endorphins, which help in nurturing a positive mindset. And as a result, you develop a positive attitude.
“Don’t give up. Good people like you still exist”
How Do You Train Your Mind To Think Positive?
Training your mind to think positively is a simple concept. “Your mind has enough bandwidth to only focus on one thought at a time”. All you have to do is, continuously feed your mind with uplifting thoughts until “positive action” becomes a habit.
Whenever any negative event occur, remember that solely your own response will determine the outcome.
So in this situation, you have to look for the best possible positive response.
How to find the best response?
# Practice Positive affirmations: They are positive phrases that can be repeated over and over to nourish your mind with positive vibrations.
# Open a new tab in your mobile phone that contains motivational quotes and make it a strict habit to go through them every time you open the screen lock of your mobile.
# Decide once and for all “To Be Happy”
# Always follow a “Gratitude” regime. Be thankful for every tasty meal you eat anytime of the day.
# Always carry a smile with yourself. Try to see the bright side of every situation because “every black cloud has a silver lining”. Decide for yourself, to see your glass of life as half full rather than half empty.
# Focus on the good and good will manifest in your life.
“Wherever focus goes, energy flows and that thing grows”
Tips for Increasing Positivity and Happiness.
>> Create a soothing environment for yourself so that you remain positive throughout the day.
>> Feed your mind with motivating life quotes.
>> Paste inspiring posters at places where you spend most of the time. Having done this, whenever you happen to look around, you will always be more and more inspired.
>> Be the person you needed, when you were going through hard times.
>> Never judge yourself.
All of us come across positive and negative thoughts as well. As we become more aware, we might feel embarrassed or ashamed of our thoughts. At that time, don’t worry!. It is perfectly normal to have all sorts of strange thoughts.
>> Embrace the environment and trust the process if the infinite intelligence (GOD).
>> Always Smile: “a smile Is a curve that sets everything straight”. Force a smile on your face every time you catch a negative thought crawling inside your mind. It will force happiness feelings inside you and help erase the effects of the negative thoughts.
>> Make it a habit to listen to motivational book while driving your car.
>> Encourage yourself with positive affirmations all day long.
>> Live with an attitude of gratitude. Be grateful for all the things that bring a smile to your face.
>> Speak out loudly. “I am thankful for…..”(Gratitude affirmations)
>> Inspire others, with your words as well as with your actions.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS on positive thinking.
>> How do I start practicing positive thinking?
Start noticing your thoughts and making a conscious effort to shift your paradigm from negative to more positive one.
Practice positive self-talk and gratitude to have a more positive outlook.
>> Why is positive thinking important?
Because it can have a good impact on both physical and mental well-being.
People who are optimistic:
Are better at handling with stress,
Have better immunity, and have a lower risk of premature death.
Positive thinking also helps promote happiness and overall satisfaction with life.
>> What are the advantages and disadvantages of positive thinking?
Positive thinking has been shown to help people live healthier, happier lives.
People are more likely to engage in healthy behaviors such as daily workout, eating healthy, drinking loads of water and getting plenty of rest.
>> How do you change your thinking from negative to positive?
Practicing mindfulness meditation
Identify the areas of negativity in your life, understand the negative thought patterns. Build self-awareness and become more conscious of how the negative thoughts affect your moods and behaviors.
As you become better at this, you can then take steps to shift your consciousness into a more positive mindset.
Actively replacing negative thoughts with positive ones can help you eventually learn to become a more positive thinker.
References:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucekasanoff/2018/04/30/can-your-thoughts-actually-change-the-world/ – Forbes
https://www.verywellmind.com/accentuate-the-positive-positive-thinking-and-happiness-2224115 – Verywell Mind
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought –wikipedia
https://bravamagazine.com/change-your-thoughts-change-your-life/