How Can You Train Your Mind to Think Positively? Part 1
Author: Curtis George Norton Jr.
July 19, 2019
How Can You Train Your Mind to Think Positively?
The brain is a powerful tool. Every
life experience marks a notch in our brain, with the ultimate goal of survival.
Being happy and thinking positively aren’t things that come naturally to many
of us, especially if we’ve allowed life, and external events, to determine our
mood and attitude.
The good news is you can train your
mind to find that ray of sunshine, the light at the end of the tunnel, the good
in any situation, if you give it the
proper tools and apply them. If you find yourself thinking more on the negative
side, keep reading. We will explore several ways for you to get control over
your mind and think positively!
Understanding Negativity
First, we need to fully understand
where all the negativity is coming from before we can stop it. Our minds take
every situation and go into survival mode. The brain recognizes the difficulty
in any given situation and provides you with the easiest and quickest way
to get out of it.
Then it locks in these painful
memories and difficult situations and refers to them in times of stress, giving
us a reference point on how to deal with what’s happening now.
It’s automatic. It’s a pattern. This
is unconscious behavior, and it served
our primitive ancestors well, keeping them safe from the many harms that
availed them. And we allow it,
because escape or avoidance is easier than going head-on into difficult times
and persevering with positivity.
We are assigning more power to the
negative than positive. The recurring negative thoughts become second nature
and it affects every aspect of our lives. It’s time to break the cycle and
learn how to think positively!
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