Positivity Is As Simple As Feeling Good.

Thinking positive is about focusing on the solution rather than the problem, looking at what is working, rather then what is not working, choosing to see the silver lining in all situations. This takes practice, if you are habitually used to looking at what is wrong and what is not working then it will take some practice on your part to change what it is you choose to focus on. So, how do you begin to change? Start with yourself and how you feel. When we feel good, it is easy to see the positive side of life, it seems to come naturally. Think about a time when you first fell in love with someone and all of a sudden all those everyday stresses seemed to disappear and you only saw all the good things happening in your life. Because you were happy, you felt good about who you were as a person and you looked at all the other things in your life with rose tinted glasses, you felt good, so it was easy to see the good in other things.

So, if it is easy to think positively when you feel good, start by feeling good. The reality is that the two are interconnected you cannot have one without the other, if you are feeling good then it must be because you are thinking happy thoughts and if you are thinking happy thoughts then you automatically start to feel good. You see it is always the thought that comes first, but as we know, it is a much more difficult task for us to continuously monitor our every thought; we have thousands of thoughts every day. Has anyone ever asked you "what are you thinking?" and you said, "I don't know" or "nothing", you see our thoughts can be so fleeting that even when prompted to ask ourselves what is going through our mind, we have already moved onto the next thought and the next one and the next one. It is by being conscious of our feelings that will give us an indication of the general vibe of our thoughts.

So focus your energy on feeling good and you will know your thoughts are focusing on positive things. Some of us may ask, 'What is there to feel good about?' And the answer to that has got to be, you, yourself. Feel good about who you are. Recognise all the wonderful things you have in your life, your achievements, and your successes. Recognise everything that you have to feel good about, not only the physical and material things but also your characteristics, your personality, your talents and abilities, there must be some things you like about yourself... what are they?

Recognise yourself for perhaps being a good speaker, good with numbers, good at sports, creative, good memory, good cook.... don't stop with the obvious... think small! Remember your body; your arms and legs, your sight, your sense of smell, maybe you have really good hair or skin. What about how you have the ability to make someone in your life smile? You might be really excellent at your job? Maybe you secretly love art, but have never given yourself credit for that hidden talent you could develop. Perhaps you are a fantastic mother, or friend, or brother. Now think about all the amazing experiences in your life thus far? You might be married, have your own business, have great kids, home owner, maybe you've travelled, been to college, seen your favourite rock band, met your idol or mentor.... There are literally hundreds of things in your life to feel good about; you simply have to be willing to look for the evidence, the feel good evidence.

In order to believe something most of us require proof of some kind, so do yourself a favour and look for the proof in your life that you do have hundreds of things to feel fantastic about. Don't hold back look at your life from every angle, write it down and refer to it. It will remind you of all you have to appreciate in the moment and feeling appreciation for what we have right now is a sure way to put ourselves in a positive frame of mind, and when we are in a positive frame of mind we see the possibilities for so much more in our life, more happiness, more love, more money, more laughs, more empowered living!