The source of all contentment and joy is the present moment. When you’re engaged in the present moment, you experience the only reality there is. The past and future don’t exist — only the now. Being mindful means being present. We show you how to practice with intentional practices like meditation and in the every day activities of your life.
Hey Mr. or Ms. Worry-Wart with the furrowed brow — we see you.
Are you stuck in your head again — re-running old conversations, thinking up better responses, and ruminating on someone’s hurtful remarks?
Do you worry about your worry and how to get out of your head?
Your brain keeps piping up with invitations to dwell on familiar, self-defeating thoughts and the memories that back them up.
When your mind wanders, it tends to default to negative thoughts. Don’t you just love that?
In a time when manners are teetering on the edge of extinction and anxiety is on the rise, it is increasingly important to spend time expressing gratitude.
Focusing on gratitude can negate feelings of resentment and entitlement and foster feelings of positivity.
Studies show that even months after writing a simple appreciation quote or journaling feelings of gratitude, people’s brains are still wired to feel especially thankful.
This is because gratitude habits have a self-perpetuating nature.
The more you practice gratitude, the more you can enjoy its many benefits, such as an overall feeling of well-being and happiness.
Have you ever considered the exhaustive list of negative thoughts running through your mind on a daily basis?
If not, try this: put a rubber band around your wrist.
Throughout your day, when you notice the rubber band, stop for a moment and examine the thoughts you were just thinking.
Were they positive, neutral, or negative?
As you examine your thoughts, also pay attention to how you feel.
Are you calm? Agitated? Anxious? Irritated? Energized?
Take a moment to jot down your thoughts and feelings when you do this.
For a full week, keep a journal of your thoughts and feelings when you stop to examine them. It will be eye-opening.
Do you ever wonder if positive thinking is basically wishful thinking?
Maybe you’ve tried to be one of those positive thinkers, but it doesn’t seem to change your life in any significant way.
Or does it?
You may not know the impact of positive thinking and how making slight tweaks in your thinking habits can benefit you profoundly.
You also may not know how hard it is to maintain positive thinking.
Your seeming lack of success with it may have made you question it or wonder if there are disadvantages of positive thinking.
Are there days when your thoughts are so constantly positive, self-affirming, and confident that you feel upbeat and happy all day?
Probably not. But let’s explore why it’s much more than wishful thinking.
Our busy lives force us into an endless cycle of reacting to stimuli.
You might agree that this state can be quite exhausting.
A way to renew yourself and your mental health is to spend some time alone with your thoughts.
If a long time has passed since you let your mind wander through an intellectual playground, then these questions to ponder about life will light up your brain in good ways.
The life of a teenager can be vibrant and exciting, full of challenges and firsts. These are the years when you begin to grapple with the real world and try to find your place in it.
As a teen, your inner worlds face lots of outside pressures.
You want to fit in but also struggle to find our own identity. Sometimes these struggles lead to negative thinking and self-doubt.
Becoming a confident, independent, and happy adult begins closer to home than you might think. The process starts by learning to reframe the negative self-talk to which you’ve become habituated.
Positive affirmations can help you find the confidence to emerge into adult life, prepared and excited to take on the world.
To help you with this process, we’ve created a list of positive affirmations for students to practice.
The most powerful tool for happiness is something that you already possess: your mind.
The brain has the incredible ability to rewire neurological pathways to detangle emotional responses like anger or fear and habituate new pathways towards more positive thinking.
One of the ways we can employ this brainpower is through positive affirmations.
The best mantras to live by will reinforce positive outlooks for the future and healthy self-esteem.
Life mantras can significantly alter your perspective, leading to mental and emotional breakthroughs on the journey towards success, fulfillment, and happiness.
To get you started, we’ve created a list of 25 personal mantra examples.
If you’re ready to experience the power of positive affirmations, there’s no better time of day to start using them than the morning.
The best morning affirmations can change your mindset for the whole day.
From just going through the motions, you’ll be the kind of person who can handle whatever life throws at you.
You’ll radiate confidence, joy, and strength.
This is one habit you’ll wish you’d cultivated years ago. Good thing you still have the present to get started.