The Positive Thinking Cheat Sheet: 42 Simple Habits for Happiness

Attitude is everything! So if you have a good one, you can be sure that your positive thinking will lead to positive results in life. But how do you keep that positive attitude up at all times? Consider this cheat sheet a go-to resource to keep your psyche ship sailing straight!

“Thoughts Become Things… Choose The Good Ones!” – Mike Dooley

Anger

1. Find the why: If you’re experiencing a challenging situation,  ask yourself why this is happening.  From there, you’ll be able to figure out how to change your current course based on your actions up to this point.

2.  Plan the next step: After you find the why, look at the how and plan the next step to be sure that avoidable situations are prevented the future.

3.  Say Something Nice: Whether to a friend, family member, or random person in public, it’s surprising how much better you’ll feel when you say something nice to someone.  It’ll change their day and keep yours going the right way!

4.  Choose LOVE: If you’re receiving negative energy from someone, it does not mean you have to reciprocate.  So send them blessings, say a prayer for them, or help them escape their funk by simply choosing to show love.

5.  Laugh: When caught up in a tense or negative situation, one of the quickest ways to diffuse the energy is to have a good laugh.  Stop right in the middle of the mayhem and tell a good joke or plain out start laughing!  Let the good vibes rush through your body and to those around you – you deserve it.

Sadness

6. Pray: Whether it’s through prayer, meditation, or chanting, the positive energy created by getting in touch with your spirit is momentous.  You can often receive answers to your questions and solutions to your problems when you just take a moment to listen to what the divine in you has to say.

7. Find gratitude:  If something not going your way, one of the first things you can do is think of all the things you are grateful for.  Surely you have got it better than many, regardless of your situation.  And if you can’t think of anything right away, just be grateful to be alive!

8. Vision Board: When going through a rough patch, refer to your vision board and remind yourself why you’ve decided to be a positive person.  You have goals and want them to be met – the journey toward success is much greater enjoyed when you’re happy about it.

9. Remember the positive:  Although sad times occur, it doesn’t mean you have to stay depressed.  Think of all of the good times you had, and where you would want to be today had the sadness never occured.

10. Get Happy:  It may sound cliche, but keeping sadness at bay is much more doable when allowing yourself to get happy daily.  Follow the Power of Positivity on Facebook for daily “get happy” moments to keep your happy meter fully charged!

11. Avoid the blame game:  Your thoughts and choices affect your life.  If you’ve overreacted, that’s not someone else’s fault.  You are a mirror; what you say to others, you say to yourself.

Worry

12. Stay in control:  Just because you may not be where you want to be, the finish line may be right around the bend.  You’ve got this!

13. Maintain a high level of emotional intelligence: Keep a strong awareness about how you feel in situations, and allow yourself to control how you react through self-realization.  There is a lot of strength in stepping outside your own box to learn how you act and react.  In other words, keep calm and carry on!

14. Be the victor, not the victim: Choose what you want to become, not what happened to you.  You may have been affected, but it’s in the past now and you can make a decision to do what you can, where you are, with what you have!

15. Embrace Adversity: Believe that you are a STRONG person who can handle anything that is thrown your way.  Affirm that adversity is easily overcome through my positive thinking mindset and welcome the challenges that arise.

16. Seek opportunity: Every problem has a positive opportunity ingrained deep inside it.  There’s always a certain amount of value in any situation, and it’s your choice to learn from it and GROW

17. Focus on Solutions: “Followers focus on problems.  Leaders focus on solutions.”  If life goes array, there’s nothing you can do about what has already happened.  Look ahead to the solution, and how you can get there.

18. Read scripture: Regardless of religion, many positive principles remain the same throughout the world’s sacred books of knowledge  Whatever book or teacher you prefer, study it often.  It will wire your brain to follow positive thinking principles and deliver success!

19. Personal Development: With the wide range of personal development products available, many avenues exist to attain a steady state of positive thinking.  Pick yourself up a book or DVD (The Magic is a great example) and prepare to start making positive thinking a staple in your daily routine!

20. Recall achievements: If everything goes wrong, look at what went right!  Sometimes one of the best things you can do to bolster self-esteem is to remember how far you’ve come to get to where you are now!

Stress

21. Eliminate all-or-nothing thinking: Positive thinking involves a lot of gray areas.  It’s not all or nothing in life, and sometimes you’ll take one step forward to find yourself being knocked two steps back.  It takes a large spectrum of experience to get to where you’re going – allow all situations to propel you!

22. Affirmations: The importance of positive affirmations will always be the main ingredient to attracting more health and abundance into your life.

23. Breathe: Practicing breathing can provide many positive benefits, especially when bothered.  Prana breathing is especially effective when feeling stressed or anxious. A count of four during the inhale, and a count of eight on the exhale repeated for a few minutes will surprisingly bring you calm and relaxation by slowing your heart rate and allowing your brain to process more fully.

24. Stay around positive energy:  Neurons that fire together wire together, so it is important that you flood yourself with positive energy sources.  So please take a moment to consider your daily habits. Are they helping you along your journey, or are they stressing you out?  If not, find ways to integrate more positive ways of living into your daily routine

25. Avoid alcohol: Many people like to have a few drinks now and then, but it’s not great to overdo it.  The bad decisions, headaches, and health problems that follow will cause more problems than it’s worth.  If you need a fix, find a holistic alternative and allow your body to thrive naturally.

26. Do a good deed: Performing a good deed or random act of kindness is a great way to switch into a positive mindset.  First, you’re thinking of doing something good for another person, place, or thing – then you’re carrying it out and seeing a positive energy that it spreads, making you feel good.  Double win!

27. Know that your source of positive power is bigger: If you’re dealing with struggles, remember that the positive source of power is far greater than any problem can ever pose.  You can choose to become what you desire. So don’t let what happened to you in the past hold you back.

28. Align your beliefs with your feelings: Your feelings directly represent your beliefs about the person or situation. Ask yourself, “why do I believe this to be true?”, then connect the dots and discover what’s true for you!

Remorse

29. Forgive someone: Sometimes, there are memories or experience that may gnaw away at you and hinder your positive thinking. So get in touch with that person you need to forgive and let it happen.  Let them know that you understand and forgive them the way God (Universe, Flying Spaghetti Monster, etc.) would.  When you forgive others, it’s a gift you truly give to yourself!

30. Ask for forgiveness: Sometimes, you’re on the other side of the spectrum, and you’re the one who needs forgiveness from someone else.  Ask for it – you’ll be surprised at the positive response.  As explained above, they’re not only forgiving you but let go of trapped negative energy in their own body, which is truly a gift to themselves.

31. Write: When feeling down, pick a pen up!  Writing and expressing your emotions on paper can release the negative energy you’ve been holding and help you understand how writing positive messages to yourself can bring you benefits in many areas.

32. Write a thank you note: Tell someone thanks you in a note.  It will surely brighten their day and make you feel like you’ve rippled some positive energy (because you will have!)

Fatigue

33. Exercise: Exercise helps the body produce and distribute endorphins. In fact, you know exactly what I’m talking about if you ever had a “runners high.” When you exercise, you’re not only taking your mind off of the negative situation but also enjoying the intrinsic benefit of getting fit and looking great!

34. Get Outside: Nature is a sanctuary of its very own.  When you find a quiet place in nature, everything buzzing around in your mind stops and allows you to tap back into a positive thinking mindset without resistance

35. Get excited: Everything is energy, and there is an unlimited amount of it all around you.  Turn up the radio, give your partner a passionate kiss, jump around, or even scream out loud!  Don’t be afraid to give yourself goosebumps – it will take you to a higher level you never knew possible!

36. Eat more raw, plant-based food: Raw, plant-based foods contain energy that is not found in any other processed or cooked food.  There is a much higher level of light energy in these foods and your body will know it when you’re taking them in.  You won’t feel sluggish, tired, or full. Instead, you’ll feel energetic, revitalized, and satisfied!

37. Have a success partner: It is very important to have someone you can share goals with, review periodically, and set new ones.  Find a successful person, or people, to be around and you’ll quickly learn that energetic synergy can be created to achieve maximum results.

Bad Mood

38. Put on Music:  A study proved that favorite music can help you become more positive. When feeling blue, get that positive thinking in check with one of your favorite happy songs!  Think of any song that lifts you up; some examples are Roar by Katy Perry, Three Little Birds by Bob Marley, and Don’t Worry Be Happy by Bobby Darin. Of course, those are just a few.  Share your own favorites in the discussion below!

39. Sing: When that favorite song comes on to prime your positive thinking, sing along to improve your mood.  Singing expresses emotion, releases endorphins and oxytocin, and also creates sound vibrations that move through you to change your emotional landscape.  And don’t be afraid to sing like you’re in the shower!

40. Turn off the TV: Television programs do exactly what they say they’re doing – programming… YOU. Therefore, you’re likely to be upset about tragic stories if you watch too much. As a result, the negative energy of a scary movie or story will transfer to you.  Time spent in front of the TV also leaves your mind idle, rather than engaged in positive thinking.

41. Dance: The energy created when you start moving to a familiar beat or slow dancing with your partner is tremendous.  You can feel the energy flowing through you.  Turn on the audio and dance like no one’s watching!

42. Live in the now: Remember that you’re in the present moment, at all times.  Everything that has happened can not be changed, but your perception of it can change.  Therefore, you don’t have to feel remorse if you’re no longer in that individual moment.  There may be a door that just opened next to the closed one you’ve been staring at all this time.

BONUS: 43. Bookmark this cheat sheet for positive thinking and refer to it regularly.

Here’s to maintaining that mindset!  Share your favorite tips to help maintain positive thinking in the discussion below!

Your home is meant to be a place to relax. A place where you can feel your most comfortable. With the occasional trials we all face, it’s helpful always to have a tranquil space where you can feel at peace. If you agree, your home and the items in it need to burst at the seams with positive energy, love, and warmth.

“We live as ripples of energy in the vast ocean of energy.” – Deepak Chopra

Here are 15 ways to add positive energy to your home:

1. Add life with pets

Animals in the house are not for everyone. But, for anyone who enjoys them – they can be a great way to bring more positive energy into your life.

Adopting an animal can help you feel more relaxed and even add more happiness to your life. Animals are very loving and affectionate creatures. In fact, one look at your family pet can raise your spirits right away. Having a pet is also a great idea if you live by yourself. It gives you someone to talk to and love when you need it most. And the best part? If you like them, they will love you back unconditionally!

 

2. Himalayan salt rock lamps

Himalayan salt rocks are large crystal rocks that are commonly used in salt lamps. These are beautiful lamps that typically have an incandescent bulb or candle inside. What people love about these lamps is that they give off a lovely glow.

The beauty and tranquility of the lamp allow individuals to focus on positive energies, which would enable them to heal mentally and physically. It is also believed that Himalayan Salt Rocks transfer the negative ions in the air, making room for more positivity!

 

3. Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy is a type of alternative medicine that uses soothing plant materials to alter a person’s mood, mind, mental state, or health. This popular alternative therapy often involves many different varieties of essential oils. Certain oils work to relieve stress, freshen your mind, or even set a particular mood. For example, oils associated with lemon, lime, peppermint, spearmint, and cypress are commonly used to cleanse and purify negative thoughts. Using these oils to purge your negative thoughts is going to allow you to embrace happiness and get back to enjoying your home.

 

4. Enliven your living space with plants

Plants are, indeed, a great source of life and positive energy.  Plants take CO2 and toxins out of the air.  They also contribute to positive energy by adding oxygen and moisture.   According to researchers at Kansas State University, plants can also help speed recovery toward optimal health.

Plants enhance the warmth and coziness of your home, but they do so much more. Plants also clean the air and replenish the oxygen inside your home, but they also remove toxins from the air. It’s essential to choose plants that aren’t high maintenance. Otherwise, this adds extra work to your already busy life. Instead, choose plants that practically take care of themselves. Based on a study of 50 houseplants, these nine plants were listed as the most effective in removing toxins, easy to grow, insect resistant, and not quick to dry out.

• Areca palm
• Lady’s palm
• Bamboo palm
• Rubber plant
• Dracaena
• English Ivy
• Dwarf Date Palm
• Ficus
• Peace lily

Plants enhance every room of your home. So, why not add a plant or two to your living room, bedroom, or kitchen? You’ll be surprised at the hypnotic effect a green plant will have on your home’s atmosphere.

5. Remove clutter for a free mind

If your home is cluttered, it can affect your mind.  A study in the Journal of Neuroscience found that being surrounded by a lot of clutter hinders your brain’s ability to process and think clearly. What your mom told you is accurate. Too many things piled up can be distracting. They can suppress your brain’s ability to function because they compete for your attention.  The easiest way to eliminate clutter is to go room to room in your house, removing items that are broken, stained, or you don’t use anymore.

Create two piles. In one, you’ll save items that you can donate to a worthy charity or person in need. In the second pile, you’ll discard anything that is no longer in good condition.

Don’t give in to thoughts like, “I may use it someday.” This will short-circuit your reasonable efforts.  Be quick to trash the throwaway pile and bag up the giveaway pile. It may take several go-rounds to simplify and declutter your house, but you will be surprised how much stuff you don’t need and much better your feel once the extra clutter is gone. Your brain will thank you for it.

6. Open the windows to let in the relaxing sounds of nature

Letting fresh air into your homes eliminates air pollution and improves air quality. Another advantage of open windows is being able to hear the relaxing sounds of nature. Historically people have found mental and physical benefits from seeing life. It affects our emotions, our moods, and our minds. But one study found that hearing sounds of nature were as crucial as the visual experience. If possible, open your windows every day to allow the sounds of nature to relieve your stress and pick up your mood.

7. Maximize sunshine and light

Sunlight is nature’s gift of positive energy. Lighten up the curtains at your windows to let more sunshine in. Dark curtains block the sun’s rays from entering your home.  Wash the windows to remove dust or grime. It’s surprising how these simple things will allow sunshine to flood into your home and brighten your mood. A brighter room is inviting and relaxing and more peaceful.

8.  Paint the front door red to attract abundance into your life

Colors affect our mood. Feng Shui is a philosophy of your environment and how it affects you. It literally means “wind and water,” two major natural elements that affect your life. In feng shui, color is important. The color red signifies power, strength, or protection.

In studies, psychologists found that red also signifies status in some countries like the United States and China. Painting your door red is often a sign of welcome and friendliness for guests. A red door offsets almost any exterior color of your house. Red invites guests to come into your home and find refuge away from all the negativity in the world.

9. Set the tone of positivity with uplifting music

We all know that listening to music can improve your mood and create a positive atmosphere in your home. Besides listening to uplifting music, be sure to sing along. In a recent NIH study, researchers found that singing stimulates regions of your brain that don’t often get stimulated, causing them to be more active. Researchers hope to use this study and others to learn more about the power of music on our brains. Meanwhile, put on some of your favorite tunes and sing along.

10. Use crystals that boost positive energy in your home

Crystals are not only beautiful to look at, but they also promote your positivity and help fight anxiety. Today, 40 million adults suffer from some kind of anxiety. Crystals are a natural way to remove negative energy and bring balance to your mental, physical, and spiritual unrest. Place crystals throughout your home to enhance a positive mood and fight any anxiety you may feel. Different crystals possess different powers, so research the ones that would best help you.

11. Create a sacred space within your home

Find a relaxing spot in your home where you can read religious readings, meditate, or pray. Choose a spot near a window so you can enjoy nature and sunshine while you read or pray. This should be a place of refuge and rest from your daily demands. Keep the area tidy and free of work. Keep your electronics out of the zone, so you’re not distracted by incoming emails or texts. It’s a place to clear your mind and pour your heart to God and a place for you to recharge.

12. Remove your shoes when inside the home–and put them away.

Removing your shoes inside your home shows respect and care for your home. Shoes track in dirt and dust from outside. Not wearing shoes inside will keep your house cleaner, preserve your wood floors, and be less noisy too. Be sure to have a spot to house the shoes-a rack or basket. Shoes scattered inside the door break up the flow of chi, they positive energy force.  (And, you don’t want to trip over them, either!)

13. Burn sage to keep positive energy

Burning sage improves the positive energy of your home. It also cleanses the air of toxins and impurities, so there is a double benefit when you burn fragrant sage. Some people find that burning sage once a week is a good practice for cleansing their homes. Some people burn sage as part of a religious ritual or prayer time.

14. Repaint the walls with a fresh coat of paint

Nothing refreshes your home like a fresh coat of paint. Dirty, smudged walls block positivity and create a feeling of unrest. A room with dirty walls isn’t comfortable. For fun, choose an uplifting color on one wall of your living room, bedroom, or kitchen. Colors like navy blue, red, or green add a pop of color and can enhance any room’s atmosphere.

Here is a quick breakdown of how different colors impact the mind, according to the color experts at Benjamin Moore:

• White: White represents a blank canvas, a clean slate, or purity. It’s a go-to neutral for it’s clean look.
• Navy blue: Navy evokes feelings of grandeur and drama.
• Light blue and green: These colors make one reminisce of nature, grass, flowers, the sky, and water. We feel relaxed.
• Pink and lavender: Pink and lavender shades uplift us when we feel gloomy and add a pop of positivity into your space.
• Gray: Gray lends any room an air of calm and soothes the nerves.
• Beige, taupe, tan: These brown neutrals remind us of the Earth itself, allowing us to feel connected to nature even when indoors.
• Red: As we discussed, red is a shade that evokes feelings of abundance, warmth, and welcoming.
• Purple: In early humankind, purple was the color of royalty. Today, we perceive it as dramatic, elegant, and powerful. It can be a showstopper of a color.

Painting does not require experience. It’s an economical way to boost your home’s positive energy without breaking the bank.

15. Furniture positions are important

Furniture placement is critical for positive energy flow. Keep your furniture a few inches away from the walls. Angle chairs whenever possible. These simple techniques allow proper flow and balance for your living room or bedroom. An open flow makes a room more welcoming and less cluttered.

It’s surprising how something as easy as moving a piece of furniture away from the wall can change the feel of the entire room. Try different configurations in the room until you find one that you like.

Ask a friend for their thoughts on how the room feels; they can give you a more objective opinion. Or, to get an objective view of the room, take a photo with your phone. This removes you from the setting and allows you to see the space as an observer.

Final Thoughts On Cultivating Positive Energy in Your Home

Your home is a sanctuary away from the stress and busyness of the outside world. Creating a positive atmosphere isn’t too tricky. Simple things like adding plants, painting your front door red, getting rid of clutter, using crystals, or giving your rooms a fresh coat of paint can go a long way in enhancing the positive energy in your home.

Don’t try to do all these things at once. Instead, implement one or two things every week until you experience a more positive atmosphere. You may find that one change, like finding a spot to meditate every day, will do more than trying to incorporate everything at once.  You may do other things to enhance the positive energy of your home. That’s fine. The goal is to make your home a positive, comfortable,  healthy place for you and your family to enjoy.

 

 

From hydration to preventing and healing viral infection, oranges are truly amazing food!  They are good for lymphatic flow and that in the white part just under the skin you find a plethora of bioflavonoids and other anti-cancer agents.

I’ve always thought they looked like a woman’s breasts on the inside, as well as the outside.

Could oranges and the citrus family play a role in preventing breast cancer?

Considering that an orange packs over 170 different phytonutrients and more than 60 flavonoids. And many of those have been shown to have anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor and blood clot inhibiting properties. Additionally, they offer strong anti-oxidant effects. I think anyone wanting to prevent or even put cancer into remission could benefit!

I personally love oranges and orange juice. They just taste amazing and are a lot of fun I think to peel and eat. I will go through 3-4 of them with my little girl Seaenah. Indeed, there’s something about the anticipation of getting into an orange that gets your taste buds excited and saliva flowing.  I love knowing the health benefits that are coming into our bodies while we’re enjoying them.

Regularly consuming vitamin C in oranges retards the development of hardening of the arteries. So, you won’t have to worry about arteriosclerosis.  Also, a compound in oranges called liminoid has been shown to prevent cancer of the mouth, skin, lung, breast, stomach, and colon.

It’s Alkaline, Not Acidic

You would think an orange is acidic but it actually has an alkaline effect in the digestive system. And, it helps stimulate the digestive juices, relieving constipation.

 If that’s not enough already, drinking orange juice daily can significantly reduce the formation of calcium oxalate stones in the kidney!

Oranges are also a great food to eat as a natural sunblock.  They’re loaded with antioxidants and will protect your skin from sun damage.  On top of all that, it’s an abundance of polyphenols have been shown to provide protection against viral infections.

The iron and Vitamin B6 in oranges increase the oxygen carrying capacity and also purifies the blood.  The calcium  helps keep your bones and teeth strong.

All around Oranges are superb food and will always have their place in my kitchen. So, juice it up, make a fruit salad, get creative or just peel and eat. :0)

A guaranteed part of living in the northeastern U.S. is facing the chill of Winter, affectionately known to me as “Old Man Winter”. Today we had the option of either staying inside and talking about the cold dreary weather, or putting on boots, jumping in the snow and LIVING.  Instead of grumping about the cold, we decided to enjoy this storm and take a sled ride!

 

As the cold front swept across the east coast of the U.S., the snow fell inch after inch. The moment I stepped outside and felt the heavy wet snow, I knew that it could only mean one thing – it was a perfect day for a sled ride.

It’s been at least 15 years since my last traditional sledding experience. Even though it’s been over a decade, that rectangular piece of orange plastic felt all too familiar, only this time it was my wife and I sharing our two-year-old daughter’s first powdery plunge. We drove to a nearby park, got out and ran to the first hill we could find near the closed boathouse. I ran up to the top of a 10-foot slope and rode back down – the sledding track was made and we were ready.

The Sled Ride

The three of us eagerly climbed the hill. Our daughter was so ecstatic to be running through the snow and throwing snowballs. In fact, she almost forgot the reason we’re near freezing. With our two year old held in front of me, we both sat down as rehearsed and 1…2…3, we were off to the bottom! A run to the top and second round of sledding immediately commenced with Mom. Suddenly, two little girls were adventuring to the bottom.  Our smiles were so big at that moment that no temperature could chill us on the inside.

While walking back to the car, we threw another dozen snowballs, made a half dozen snow angels, and quacked at the ducks on the lake. Most importantly, we took one more ride down a small hill. Now home and cuddled with hot chocolate in hand, I think to myself. This was the best sled ride ever.

 

 

“When it snows, you have two choices: shovel or go sledding.” ~ Author Unknown

Instead of turning our back on old man winter, we decided to embrace and enjoy the hidden gifts this foe of many had to bear. Is there a storm in your life right now? Can you make a decision to dance in the rain or even go for a sled ride?

 

Self-sabotage occurs when you wittingly or unwittingly become your own worst enemy. As your own worst enemy, you tend to do the opposite of what would make you happy and successful.

If you were to look closely, you’d likely discover that many failed goals, relationships, businesses, and dreams have strong roots in self-sabotage. We tend to get in our own way – and do it consistently.  What if we didn’t, though?

What if you eradicated self-sabotage from your life? Wouldn’t that be transformational?

You’d immediately begin to reap the following 7 benefits.

1. Better Decisions

Poor, impulsive decisions are often the gateway to failure. When you make a self-sabotaging decision, you have to get very lucky in order for things to work out. Here are some examples:

• Saying yes to marriage when you have serious doubts about the person you are with.
• Starting a business without experience, funds or a plan.
• Making purchases that you cannot afford.
• Confiding in someone with a history of gossip.
• Doing something with your life for the sole purpose of pleasing someone else.
• Saying yes even though you mean no.

Essentially, self-sabotaging decisions overlook all the red flags, good advice and sound logic that lead to happiness and success.  If you had no self-sabotaging tendencies, you’d make much better, more mature decisions. Decisions would be patient, timely, set up for success and aligned with who you are.

2. More Self-Discipline

A lack of self-discipline leads to emptiness and misery. When you don’t control your eating, spending, study habits, time, excessive behaviors and emotions, you lose a grip on life.  If you had no self-sabotaging tendencies however, you’d follow through with your plans, exercise even when feel down or lazy, be strict with what goes into your body, honor your commitments and motivate yourself even when it is difficult to do so.

Self-sabotage encourages you to take the easy way out, but that is a self-deception. The easy way out is often the path that challenges you to become your best self, not run from it.

3. Better Relationships

Relationships are perhaps the ultimate test of maturity. Can you speak your mind, be flexible, take the other’s point of view, make sacrifices and be true to your word?  Can you balance respectfully your needs with the needs of your partner? Most of all, can you do what you know in your heart is right and take feedback with an open mind? In the absence of self-sabotage, yes you can!

Self-sabotage would have you choose wrong relationship partners, and then have you justify your poor choices. You’ll choose people who control, reject and deprive you of what you need to be happy.

4. Vitality and Health

“There is no greater peace than to know that you are 100% invested in fulfilling your purpose in life to the best of your ability.”

Lots of energy and vitality are not difficult to acquire. You just need to eat right, exercise and supplement any nutritional deficiencies over time. This requires lots of study and experimentation. Most of all, it requires sticking to a conscious plan consistently.

In the absence of self-sabotage, you absolutely can achieve a wonderful and fulfilling state of physical and mental health. Just do the research and stick to the plan. You want to treat your mind and body respectfully, because they are your vehicles to peace and happiness. It’s obvious! Why would you ever mistreat yourself? You would because self-sabotage will encourage you to give up and throw your health out the window. In some cases, people are willing to shave decades off their life as part of their cycle of self-sabotage.

5. Peace of Mind

There is no greater peace than to know that you are 100% invested in fulfilling your purpose in life to the best of your ability. Peace of mind comes from acting in the way that you know is right, working hard and accepting your limitations.  Self-sabotage is the ultimate destroyer of inner peace. Self-sabotage is that voice in your mind that tells you to give up, that you can’t do it, that it’s not worth it. If this voice is more powerful than you, then you’ll probably believe it and not put forth your best effort. No peace in this!

6. Greater Emotional Resources

Most people have tremendous emotional resilience and resources. Within you lies the courage, patience, drive and the will to do whatever it takes to achieve your goals. That is, until self-sabotage convinces you otherwise. Again, that voice in your head that criticizes your efforts would have you give in to despair and helplessness.  When you give power to your self-sabotaging tendencies, you give in to pessimism and failure – and lose access to your emotional strength.

7. Stuff Just Works!

The bottom line, whatever you set out to do will be as successful as it can be if you stay out of your own way. And when you put forth your best effort only to meet failure, you’ll still be pleased with yourself; accept the defeat and begin to make new plans, incorporating what you have learned.

Here’s a bizarre, challenging self-sabotage experiment:

If you have a pattern of failure in any area of your life, try the following experiment.
Warning: This may seem crazy, but if you do it, you may blow your own mind.

1. Consider the failure – where are you struggling to succeed?

2. When failure happens, how do you feel? Humiliated, rejected, empty, out-of-control, helpless, lonely, worthless?

3. Pretend that some part of you is so used to feeling this feeling that it actually seeks out opportunities to feel that way again. In other words, this negative feeling is seeking to be expressed, over and over. And your unwitting failures are the perfect opportunity. Therefore, in a strange way, you are actually motivated to fail!

4. Now, catch yourself setting yourself up for failure. How do your decisions and actions lead directly into these old, familiar negative feelings? Once you understand the process, you are on the way to letting go and living up to your potential.

To learn more about how self-sabotage works, and a simple process to move beyond it, watch this free video.

 

 

Sometimes living a positive life in a world with challenges seems difficult. It can be if you don’t equip your mind, body, and soul with the simple yet powerful tools necessary to embrace the lifestyle of positive thinking. Once implemented regularly, daily and weekly habits for positive living will propel your life forward and switch the positive thinking light on more automatically.

“We become what we repeatedly do.” – Stephen Covey

101 Habits for Positive Living:

1. Smile all throughout the day.
2. Get in the sunshine, when possible, at least 15 minutes per day.
3. Surround yourself with loving, positive people – both in person and online.
4. Connect with Mother Earth – Disconnect to Reconnect
5. Talk with God / The Universe / Angels / Your Guides / Your Intuition (whatever name you relate to)

6. Read something that inspires you and teaches you something new.

7. Stay Active Daily

8. Do something for yourself that you truly enjoy
9. Look in the mirror and compliment yourself. Take it further – do Mirror Work.
10. Take a relaxing Epsom Salt Bath (lavender is our favorite)
11. Laugh A LOT!! We’re talking 100-200 laughs till your belly hurts. 😉
12. Help someone in need
13. Throw away worry
14. **Dream more**
15. Get comfortable with being uncomfortable sometimes
16. Check at least one thing off of your “To DONE List” every day

17. Focus on what makes you happy

18. Say “Good Morning” to anyone you pass (in the AM of course 😉
19. Cuddle with a pet or bond with an animal
20. Reflect on what you’re grateful for and appreciate often
21. Get enough sleep and take a good nap when you need it
22. Exercise MORE!!!
23. Believe in YOURSELF!
24. Achieve a goal, go after another.

25. Keep your Morals

26. Get/Give at least 5 BIG hugs a day – 10 is even better!
27. Focus, Focus, Focus!
28. Eat two Brazil Nuts for Selenium Benefits – good health and happiness.
29. Wake up and drink a BIG glass of filtered lemon water

“Everything you are used to, once done long enough, starts to seem natural, even though it might not be.” – Julien Smith

30. Listen to / Sing your favorite song
31. Recall a fond memory
32. Have more SEX! 😉
33. Eat whole foods and eat your way to happiness
34. Learn something N-E-W!
35. Write and practice powerful “I AM” Affirmation Statements

36. LOVE YOURSELF MORE!

37. Close your eyes and visualize your dreams and goals
38. Use Power Thought Cards
39. Give genuine compliments often
40. Smudge and Add Positive Energy to your Home
41. Be enthusiastic and FUN to be around. 🙂
42. Challenge yourself, take a risk

43. Practice Yoga

44. Value your ambitions, and work on them daily
45. Positively reward yourself for your hard work
46. Do something exciting; go on an adventure!!
47. Visit the Power of Positivity daily.
Hey, you can even Subscribe to our Feed and be the first to read what we publish.
48. – BE HONEST –
49. Enjoy Chocolate, just a little 😉 Raw is best!
50. Write a Gratitude List and/or Journal
51. Drink 64+ ounces of filtered water every day!

52. Try a Mood Booster

53. Practice Deep Breathing
54. Spend time with family and/or good friends
55. Learn from your Elders
56. Forgive Yourself, or as I like to say, ForGIFT Yourself!
57. Listen to your favorite motivational speaker – like Joel Osteen, Louise Hay, & Tony Robbins
58. Appreciate the small things

“Nothing so needs reforming as other people’s habits.” – Mark Twain

59. Allow yourself to Relax
60. Work hard and be okay with mistakes; that’s how you learn and grow.
61. Expand your vocabulary. Learn a word and its meaning, then use it in a sentence.
62. Learn from others
63. Release problems, embrace solutions
64. Drink a Green Smoothie
65. Let go of Anger, it doesn’t serve you

66. Take more pictures 🙂 (CHHEEEZE!)

67. Communicate your feelings to others
68. Overcome a FEAR, and then tell someone about it!
69. Find out who you truly are and express it every day. Love your unique attributes!
70. Plan a Vacation!! (YOU DESERVE IT!)
71. Take time to listen to others
72. Take a walk or go for a run. Get F-R-E-S-H air!
73. Read inspiring quote posters daily on our Power of Positivity facebook page
74. Read a self help book, and then implement what you learned.

75. Share with others

76. Practice positive thinking everyday
77. Download Personal Development Apps on your phone
78. MEDITATE
79. Gain more self confidence
80. Expand your mind – take a class, learn something new.
81. Release unhealthy habits
82. Create a 5 person Mastermind group
83. Speak Positive, Remind Yourself of these 5 Easy Ways to Practice the Art of Positivity

84. Motivate someone else

85. Stop Procrastinating. Just do it!
86. Teach someone how to do something
87. Spring Clean Early: Clean out your home and give away items you don’t use. Physical clutter resembles mental clutter.

“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”
– Jim Rohn

88. Release the need to complain. Choose happy thoughts.
89. Dance and sing like no one’s watching!
90. Release lack and negative thoughts around Money. Money is energy and your thoughts create your relationship with it.
91. Balance your Mind, Body and Soul (WINK: This Celebration of Illumination can help!)
92. Spend a little time alone, in peace and quiet.
93. Master The Power of Now
94. Be successful, even on the weekends. Here’s what Successful People Do on the Weekends.
95. Throw or attend a party!
96. Be loving and romantic–one of the best habits for positive living!
97. Start a new habit, a good one!
98. Write custom affirmations for yourself.
99. Try Brain Games like Lumosity.
100. Devote a whole day to the family!
101. Get up with the Sun! 🙂
102. BONUS: Cleanse, Detoxify, and Drink Fresh Juice
103. EXTRA POSITIVE LIVING BONUS: Get inspired daily by following us on Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. 😉

Final Thoughts on Trying Out These New Habits for Positive Living

I hope you enjoy these little gems of daily living wisdom as much as I have continued to.  Be sure to add to the list and keep it growing with your own healthy, happy life habits and develop habits for positive living. Shine ON!