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It's been studied time and again how the stress in our lives is a big contributor to the struggles in our lives, whether it be health related, money related, relationship related or effecting some other area of our lives. Although stress is not an easy thing to get rid of, it must be understood that stress is simply created by our minds. Perhaps you are having too many negative thoughts about how some things in life are just not going smoothly. You need to bring some heavy duty positive thinking exercises into your day, on a regular basis, to get your mind working in a much more natural flow, which will be the catalyst to creating a life of satisfaction and successes that are in line with your true self.
Maintaining a positive mind is not easy at first, especially if you have never been around many people that do this. There are certainly more examples of people fostering a negative mind and unfortunately, unless you're mentally aware of how useless negativity is in everyone's life, you have unconsciously picked up on that way of thinking. Even if you trying to be positive with your words, your thoughts are the concepts that rule your life and as long as those thoughts are generating negativity in your life, you don't have the full control to create your life.
Positive thoughts need to be relied on heavily. As you start to shift your thinking, it may feel like fake thoughts but rest assured that you can be naturally thinking about everything in a positive nature and it will feel completely genuine and, most importantly, it will change your life for the better. Try out the ideas below to get your mind working in a positive flow:
Affirmations are positive statements that you repeat to yourself on a regular basis.
This is a popular way for people to shift their thinking and begin planting the right thoughts in the subconscious mind. It does take consistent effort and it's most successful if the statement is made in the present tense, as if you already do it.
For example, instead of stating "I want to create a happy life." Say "I create my life."
This is where if feels a bit fake for a while, but the idea is to say it enough that your subconscious mind takes it on as reality and then you will find that you do truly believe you have the power to make your life whatever you want. You can make up your own, but check out the many resources available online to help with good mind changing statements.
Replace those negative thoughts with positive ones.
Be more aware of where your thoughts are going. They tend to take on a whole life of their own if you don't consciously control them. As soon as you notice your thoughts settling on something negative or useless, immediately replace that thought with something positive. Have a few happy and uplifting things that you can think of, so you're ready and armed with a good defence against useless thoughts.
There are a number of positive thinking exercises that will help you in creating a life free of stress and struggle. You don't have to resort to negative thoughts in any situation even with the sad, unfair or frustrating things you may have to deal with. You can still respond without being negative and without create more stress in your life. Keep on learning about what resources are available to use that great power of your mind to live a more balanced life.
