Sunday, October 27, 2013

Defeat negative thinking


I know that negative thoughts are part of our life no matter whether we want it or not. Life is a little bit more complicated than just being happy and positive. Negative thoughts are normal — everyone has them, but, left unchecked, your mind may pull you into a self-amplified process.
The danger with negative thoughts is that the more you have them, the more they stick around. Our negative thinking leads to inaction, which leads to no results, which confirms and reinforces the negative thinking.
You can redirect the energy you spend on negative thoughts into planning and setting goals for yourself. Rather than telling yourself “I can never give up the foods I love” turn those thoughts into something positive instead. Think about how losing weight will contribute towards something you desire or help you experience life better. Instead of thinking, “I don’t have the discipline or the willpower” or “I tried that and it hasn’t worked”, redirect that energy into planning something positive and put that energy into taking action. When you take daily action, you’ll find that things more often go your way.
It can also be helpful to remember that thoughts are different than facts. Just because you have a thought about something doesn’t mean it is automatically true.
This may sound like a small step, but it opens up big possibilities. It introduces the potential for success, which can help keep us motivated to continue trying. In the future all things are possible. Where is it written that this is impossible? Others have made these changes. Why can’t we? Sure it will take work, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be able to eventually.

9 comments:

  1. Don’t beat yourself up when negative feelings and thoughts creep into your life. You haven’t done anything wrong. You are just being human. It’s okay to feel this way. The challenge is to not let these feelings hold you back from moving forward with your life.

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  3. Thoughts are different than facts. That's right. Reality can be the best thing to motivate us to go beyond where we are. A positive person never allows the reality of the moment to stop her from seeing a better future.

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  4. I think positive thinking is a good thing. It gives you a better outlook on life and leads to positive results. I just think that focus should be less on feeling good all of the time and more on learning to accept that sometimes life doesn't go your way and how to not let it consume you.

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  5. One should look at things objectively. If you truly do, you'll see that life is a mix of beauty and pain.

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  6. I'm trying to overcome my negative attitude. It's the one thing keeping me from being the person I want to be! My negativity and doubt are constantly holding me back but I'm learning to let it go.

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  7. It is true that in order to take action in life, which is essential to making progress we need to change our negative thinking. All the negative thinking brings is more negative thinking and to break free from the cycle we need to make a conscious effort to eliminate negative thoughts. Be happy, be successful and thank you for the post!

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  8. The danger with negative thoughts is that the more you have them, the more they stick around. Our negative thinking leads to inaction, which leads to no results, which confirms and reinforces the negative thinking.” – This statement that you have made is absolutely true and I happen to do this every time I try losing weight.

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  9. Thoughts play a big role in defining what we can and cannot do. Your blog is amazing, informative and inspirational. Kuddos!

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