Adopt a Positive Attitude - Dump the Gloom and Doom
In the children's story, Chicken Little ran around crying about the sky falling when it was simply an acorn that dropped on her head.
After much panic and fear, she began carrying an umbrella to protect herself from her perception of a falling sky.
Maybe it's time for us to open our metaphorical umbrella to protect us from the perception of our financial sky falling.
I've been thinking about this a lot lately, and have some suggestions to help us organize our thoughts.
I firmly believe that maintaining a positive attitude throughout this time will keep us from sinking into the doldrums, and maybe even help prevent us from becoming ill from worry.
1.
Reduce or eliminate watching and listening to news.
Reading it is less stressful and will provide enough up-to-date information.
Never watch the news before going to sleep.
Even listening then isn't healthy because these are the thoughts that remain in your unconscious mind as you fall asleep.
If something earth-shattering occurs, you'll hear about it.
2.
Control what you think about.
Don't buy into the gloom and doom! Nothing in that is helpful to your psyche.
Besides, in most cases, there's nothing you can do about it anyway.
3.
Think positive.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
I believe in the grand picture of life, there's a reason for everything that happens.
And somehow there's good in it if you look hard enough.
Keep a positive emotional state too so you'll attract other positive thinkers.
4.
Don't panic.
Things will improve, even if it's just the way you look at them.
It's all about your attitude about what's happening.
If you're thinking positive thoughts, and don't panic, you will be able to deal with anything.
5.
Control what you can, let go of the things you can't.
In other words, you can only control yourself, not what's going on around you.
6.
Choose to see the positives in life, eliminate the negatives from your thoughts.
7.
Be grateful for the good things in life-family, friends, good health, sunshine.
This will make a difference on how you deal with everything in life.
This used to be called "counting your blessings".
8.
Smile! The simple act of smiling will go a long way to picking up your spirits.
And as a very wise person once said, "It will make others wonder what you've been up to.
" 9.
Go for a walk.
Get those endorphins pumping.
They will help cheer you up.
10.
Eat healthy.
Proper nutrition has a positive effect on how you see life too.
Just as you choose to let go of material belongings, so too can you choose to let go of negative thoughts.
And if everything else fails, at least you will have a mindset of gratitude and be better able to deal with whatever life throws at you! Open that metaphorical umbrella to help you see the good things in life and let go of the others.
Make a list of the good things in your life and concentrate on them to keep your thoughts and attitude positive.
Wishing you happy, positive and organized thoughts! © De-Clutter Coach 2009
After much panic and fear, she began carrying an umbrella to protect herself from her perception of a falling sky.
Maybe it's time for us to open our metaphorical umbrella to protect us from the perception of our financial sky falling.
I've been thinking about this a lot lately, and have some suggestions to help us organize our thoughts.
I firmly believe that maintaining a positive attitude throughout this time will keep us from sinking into the doldrums, and maybe even help prevent us from becoming ill from worry.
1.
Reduce or eliminate watching and listening to news.
Reading it is less stressful and will provide enough up-to-date information.
Never watch the news before going to sleep.
Even listening then isn't healthy because these are the thoughts that remain in your unconscious mind as you fall asleep.
If something earth-shattering occurs, you'll hear about it.
2.
Control what you think about.
Don't buy into the gloom and doom! Nothing in that is helpful to your psyche.
Besides, in most cases, there's nothing you can do about it anyway.
3.
Think positive.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
I believe in the grand picture of life, there's a reason for everything that happens.
And somehow there's good in it if you look hard enough.
Keep a positive emotional state too so you'll attract other positive thinkers.
4.
Don't panic.
Things will improve, even if it's just the way you look at them.
It's all about your attitude about what's happening.
If you're thinking positive thoughts, and don't panic, you will be able to deal with anything.
5.
Control what you can, let go of the things you can't.
In other words, you can only control yourself, not what's going on around you.
6.
Choose to see the positives in life, eliminate the negatives from your thoughts.
7.
Be grateful for the good things in life-family, friends, good health, sunshine.
This will make a difference on how you deal with everything in life.
This used to be called "counting your blessings".
8.
Smile! The simple act of smiling will go a long way to picking up your spirits.
And as a very wise person once said, "It will make others wonder what you've been up to.
" 9.
Go for a walk.
Get those endorphins pumping.
They will help cheer you up.
10.
Eat healthy.
Proper nutrition has a positive effect on how you see life too.
Just as you choose to let go of material belongings, so too can you choose to let go of negative thoughts.
And if everything else fails, at least you will have a mindset of gratitude and be better able to deal with whatever life throws at you! Open that metaphorical umbrella to help you see the good things in life and let go of the others.
Make a list of the good things in your life and concentrate on them to keep your thoughts and attitude positive.
Wishing you happy, positive and organized thoughts! © De-Clutter Coach 2009
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