Are you constantly bombarded by thoughts of negativity? Plagued by feelings of insecurity? Do you see everything in a negative manner? The reason for this lies deep within your heart. You are what you mentally and spiritually eat. If a person drinks alchohol on a daily basis, odds are their body will be affected in some way. They may have liver issues, develop cancer or incur some other type of health problem directly related to the amount of alcohol they have consumed. In the same way, a person who constantly feeds themselves negative thoughts will simply turn into a negative person. This is the time to go on a diet - a diet of positive attitude food. You have to literally stop feeding your mind negative things. Ask yourself, is this thought negative or positive?What do negative thoughts look like? Well, they start with "can't" rather than "can", "no" as opposed to "yes", "should" instead of "could". One of the biggest challenges we face is that our thoughts have taken us captive. We have begun to let our thoughts control us. A great way to know what we are negative about is to ask those people who are closest to us. You can ask your spouse or another person in your life who really knows you how they would rate your attitude on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being super positive and 1 being super negative). Ask this person to be totally honest with you. You will benefit from their honesty even if it causes you pain. Ask this person what it is that you specifically say that they perceive as negative. Write down what they say and look at the actual words. Now is the time to be honest with yourself. Those words are a reflection of what is inside you. They are who you are.
The great thing is that you can change. It is as simple as making a choice to do so. You must decide to replace the thoughts of negativity with thoughts of positivity. Decide what negative words you will change to positive ones on paper. Once you have done this, make an conscious effort to insert these new positive thoughts in your mind. You will begin to notice a positive change taking place in your life. Your family, friends and co-workers will all notice it as well. They may not know what is different about you, but they will know that you are not the same person that you were.
The items which are causing negativity in your life could very well be the news, movies, constantly replaying tragedy in your mind and the list could go on and on. Try to eliminate these things from your mind and you'll soon notice a more positive and successful mental health regimen. I've been avoiding nightly news television programs ever since I realized how much negativity with which broadcasters bombard us. Feeding myself thoughts of death from a war or gunshot or car accident, or financial despair from the deepening recession we're facing, will only counteract my very conscious effort to stay positive. I've made the decision to proceed with my own life, to honor it by eliminating negative elements. You can do it too. You do not have to be what you were in the past. You can be different in the future. The choice is yours. I know you will make it a positive one. Here's to much continued positive attitude success!
