Consider you are asked to choose between two alternatives, either you can choose to become a millionaire with a big luxury house, a flashy car and a happy family or you can become a homeless, lost person with no friends and family. Would you ever choose to become the homeless person with no friends and family? Definitely no, so why choose to fill yourself with negative thoughts that turn you into a lost and defeated person in life. Negative thoughts not only steal your happiness and health, but they also hamper your relationship with your family and friends. Instead if you choose to introduce positive thinking in your lifestyle, you will feel dramatic changes in your personal and professional life. In no time, you would be a changed person for whom everything will be a possibility and every difficulty will be a hidden opportunity. So, if you have been a victim of negativity since long, it is time to put aside all your negative thoughts and beliefs that are increasingly causing ill effects on your mental and physical health and fill your life with positive energy with some positive thinking exercises. Let your mind realize its inner strength and capabilities with the help of these simple but effective positive thinking exercises.
Positive Thinking Exercises
Power of Positive Thoughts
One of the basic ways of imbibing positive energy into the being is by filling the mind with only positive thoughts. Positive thoughts work the same way as petrol works for the car. It fuels the brain and is extremely vital for the smooth functioning of the mind and the body. Also, repeating positive thoughts day in and day out makes the body fitter and healthier.
Your Mind is Wonderful
Only few people in this world are aware of the wonderful power of our brain. Most of us ignore the actual strength and capability it has. This powerful organ is capable of performing impossible looking task, but the only thing that prevents it from achieving is your belief. Until you start believing that you can actually do it, you cannot even think of taking a step towards your cause.
Take Out Some Positive Time
Take out some time each day to share positive news with family members. Allow them to share something positive about their day too. This news can be as big as a major event or as small as a compliment. This collective positive thinking exercise has great constructive effects and once the habit is embedded in the lifestyle, it can be immensely helpful.
Gratitude
Very few people are aware of the amazing effects of gratitude. It has the ability of instantly transforming a person’s outlook to the world. You can practice the exercise by seeking out just one thing that you are grateful for. If you are facing difficulty with this, you can start by feeling grateful that you woke up this morning and you are ready for newer opportunities to make positive changes in your life. Starting the day with these small but efficient doses of gratefulness can fill your day with optimism.
Like Attracts Like
We all know this fact that it is the ability of the mind to attract the things that align with our thinking. So, if a person keeps on saying that nothing good is happening in his life, it will most likely turn out that way, because he has set his mind on that. Instead if you choose to spend some time thinking about how great life is, it will fill your conscious and sub-conscious mind with motivation that will definitely improve your situation.
Aim Higher in Life
Having a set of defined goals in life is immensely helpful in practicing positive thinking exercises. Your goals will help you to maintain focus on course of your life. These goals will help with decision making and setting priorities. In case if you don’t have any specific goals, you should start with a personal development plan. A personal development plan comes handy in reducing the unnecessary baggage that tends to slow you down. Always aim higher in life, as it will encourage you to try harder.
Replacement Exercise
With this replacement exercise replace the negative thoughts in your mind with positive ones. Analyze your thoughts and try to understand their meaning. We constantly see a circulation of thoughts in our mind and every passing thought has an influence over our mindset. Adjusting your thoughts will give you an opportunity to throw out the negative ones. The moment you get a negative thought in your head, toss it out and replace it with something positive. It is the trait of the mind that it cannot think of positive and negative simultaneously, so as the positive thought takes the seat, the negative has to leave. Let this replacement exercise become a part of your natural way of thinking and fill your life with joy and success.
Do What Makes You Happy
Every day spend some time in doing the activities that you truly enjoy and make you happy. You can do anything right from watching your favorite TV shows, to reading a book or even spending time with your children. If you love to ride motorcycles, do it. Anything that provides your heart with unprecedented happiness should be done at all costs. Spend a little time each day doing that activity and fill yourself with positive energy.
Make these positive thinking exercises your daily habit and see how they bring happiness and success in your life. Swish off that negativity to enjoy life completely.
