Changing Your Thoughts in an Instant

Are you constantly defending yourself against your thoughts? Most of us have these types of conversations with ourselves on a daily basis. This is often called stress!

We are having a good time and then suddenly a thought pops in our head that things are not working out. Our world changes in an instant.

Yesterday I spent the day with a friend, laughing and enjoying myself. On the way home I started thinking, “My life is horrible because my husband Bob is gone.” From that moment on, I kept thinking how hard my life was instead of how much fun I had during the day.

After feeling sorry for myself for a few hours, made a decision that I had the power to change my attitude. Following are the steps I took to take care of myself:

• Made myself a cup of tea.
• Asked the Universe to grant me peace in allowing myself to be.
• Wrote in my “Happiness Journal” about the day I spent with my friend.
• Called a friend and made plans to spend a day at the beach.
• Watched the Pre-Trial Olympics
• Went to bed at a reasonable hour.
• Exercised in morning.

What a beautiful gift we receive each day, the power to take care of ourselves. Now is your turn to change your thoughts in an instant. What are you going to do nice for yourself today? Helen