Tools for Happines

I want to apologize for not posting on my blog for awhile. I missed you all. I had a hard time writing and have been asking God to help me write again. A miracle happened today and the words appeared. I am grateful to be back and look forward to reading your comments. Helen

Changing Your Thoughts

Do you sometimes feel if you start thinking, “Everything is good in my life,” bad things will start to happen? You are not alone!

In the past we have learned when things are going good something bad always happens. How do we change our thinking to give us the security in believing we can have positive thoughts and our world will not fall apart? Let’s explore this together.

When we are thinking about our past we sometimes tend to think about things that went wrong instead of the gifts we received. An example: You can focus on how many diets you were on and gained the weight back or think about the times you maintained your weight. I know this change in thinking may sound difficult.

All it takes is one little step to get started. Following are some steps you can take to change your thinking:

1. Whenever anyone asks how you are doing, you can say “Great.” By letting the Universe know you are happy it will provide less challenges so you don’t have to learn lessons.

2. Before getting out of bed, write down three things that you accomplished the day before. Knowing you have accomplished things raises your self-confidence.

3. In the mirror every morning tell yourself, “I love my life.” You will start to feel happier and look for the gifts in your world.

4. Put a smile on your face when you answer the phone or leave the house. Smiling gives us a sense of happiness and it will show in your voice and face.

5. When having a negative thought, picture a stop sign and think the same thought in a positive way. An example: Negative thought: “My life is so hard. Picture a Stop Sign. Positive thought: “Great things are happening in my life, yesterday my daughter told me, “I was a great mom.”

Now is your turn. Try one or more of the steps above and see what happens. I look forward to hearing from you. Helen