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Is the glass of water half full or half empty? With this question, you can test whether you yourself tend to think positively or negatively. According to various studies, the majority of people tend to think negatively.
Thoughts influence our feelings and emotions more than we suspect. They can steer our lives in completely new directions.
Are you aware of this? Positive thoughts evoke positive feelings and can also influence our health in a positive way. It has been proven that even illnesses can be cured through positive thinking.
We think an average of about 60.000 thoughts a day. 95% of these are thoughts we already thought the day before. The brain works 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is in continuous activity and we cannot stop the flow of our thoughts.
But that by no means means that we, you and I, are helplessly at the mercy of the flow of thoughts. You can directly influence the quality of your thoughts, your own thinking, and thus the quality of your life.
To think positively, you have to look forward. You must not get stuck in the past. And: do not dwell on negative ideas and thoughts.
As far as possible, avoid dealing with people who drag you down, influence you negatively, and put you in a negative mood.
This way you don't sideline yourself.
Smiling also has great power to bring about positive thoughts. And smiling is contagious.
Take problems as challenges. There is usually something good hidden in them. Face them actively and with initiative.
Joy and success can be enormously influenced by positive thinking!
Since our brain also works at night, you should always go to bed with positive thoughts. In this way, a helpful thought for solving a problem may be in your mind the next morning.
Ask yourself the following questions before falling asleep: What was beautiful about this day? What was I able to laugh about? What can I be grateful for?
Are you haunted by negative thoughts from time to time?
Then let them "run into the void" by thinking of two particularly happy moments in your life.
It is enough if you do this for 15 to 20 seconds. It is important that you pay full attention to the feelings of your experience at that time. This works best with your eyes closed. Try it!
This little exercise has an extraordinarily helpful influence on your thoughts and ideas.
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