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In a search for happiness, many people look for it in other people. Many people feel that things like money, a better job, or better relationships will make them happy or successful. I personally used to believe these lies!
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Do you go to bed at night with good intentions of starting your day off better tomorrow?
But then when the alarm goes off, you hit snooze again and again?
When you get up you’re in a rush and you’re grouchy because you’re late.
Then you yell at the kids and feel bad about that. You can’t find your car keys and that adds to your frustration.
Several blocks away from home you realize you left your mobile phone behind and have to turn around to get it, which makes you even later and more grouchy.
By the time you get to work, you’re late, exhausted, and have a bad attitude.
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We become what we think. This quote has been proven over and over again.
If we perceive something bad is going to happen to us, many times it does.
On the contrary, if we believe something good is going to happen, this often becomes true as well.
Science has affirmed the link between positive affect and its impact on an individual’s motivation and performance.
If we expect the best or we expect the worst, we’re usually not disappointed. Each time we perceive a positive thought, it increases our own perceptions of positive expectancy.
For motivation to last, it requires constant thinking with daily positive reinforcement.
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The holiday season always makes me think about gratitude and blessings; about all the things that we take for granted.
We Americans have such an overabundance and such busy lives that we forget about the simple blessings in life. Sadly, we forget to be grateful. 😢
Gratitude is appreciation or thankfulness, a positive emotion or attitude in acknowledgment of a benefit that one has received or will receive. Gratitude has been found to be connected to a feeling of well-being.
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Stress affects every human being on the planet. It affects thoughts, actions, and reactions. Chemicals, adrenaline, and hormones build up in response to stress.
Modern lifestyles make it hard for them to dissipate. The effects of this can be serious enough to cause significant physical and psychological damage.
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