How we think is so critical for how we see ourself and others. It determines how we perceive the world and assign meaning. Our thoughts also are what guide us to feel about something, which in turn lead to how we behave.
For example, if we keep thinking that we are going to fail, we are priming ourselves for failure and automatically, our body will follow pursuit.
It won’t be a surprise if we fail or bad things come our way.
If we think more positively about something or how well we can do something, we are more likely to succeed and do better than we expected.
In fact, positivity can affect health. According to a finding by Lisa R. Yanek and her peers that was published in Johns Hopkins Medicine, the chances of positive people developing a cardiovascular issue or having a heart attack is one-third less likely than negative people (even if their family has a history of heart disease) (“The Power of Positive Thinking”, n.d.).
So you can see the power of thoughts and their ability to change the course of your life if you choose to 1) think a certain way or 2) decide what to focus on.
Hence, we must careful about the thoughts we nurture. The more negative thoughts we dwell on or when we choose to focus on the negative things in our life on a consistent basis, the more we train our brains to be negative and bring forth even more negative things.
Even how we talk to ourself during times of challenge is critical to how we navigate our way out of it to better things.
Instead if we find a silver lining, solution or positive way to look at the negative thing and wish for the best, we can actually feel better about the situation and even possibly see better things happen for ourself.
Me. Poojah.
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References:
The Power of Positive Thinking. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/the-power-of-positive-thinking