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Journal Question Topic: Positivity Date: 10/5/12. Write down everything you can think of about yourself and your life that you: Love Are happy about Cherish Next write down, how did it make you feel thinking and writing positive thoughts about yourself?
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Journal QuestionTopic: Positivity Date: 10/5/12 • Write down everything you can think of about yourself and your life that you: Love Are happy about Cherish • Next write down, how did it make you feel thinking and writing positive thoughts about yourself? • How would this activity made you feel if I had you write negative things?
Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching? ~Dennis and Wendy Mannering Reaching Goals/ Making Decisions With the Right ATTITUDE!! Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats. ~Voltaire Every thought is a seed. If you plant crab apples, don't count on harvesting Golden Delicious. ~Bill Meyer I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet. ~Mahatma Gandhi
Power of Positive Thinking! Is your glass half empty or half full?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qULSszbA-Ek Positive thinking doesn't mean that you keep your head in the sand and ignore life's less pleasant situations. Positive thinking just means that you approach the unpleasantness in a more positive and productive way. You think the best is going to happen, not the worst.
Positive Self Talk • Self-talk: The endless stream of unspoken thoughts that run through your head every day. • Are they negative or positive thoughts? YOU decide!
Health Benefits Researchers continue to explore the effects of positive thinking and optimism on health: • Increased life span • Lower rates of depression • Lower levels of distress • Greater resistance to the common cold • Better psychological and physical well-being • Reduced risk of death from cardiovascular disease • Better coping skills during hardships and times of stress
Balancing Positivity • Researchers have found that in some instances, optimism might not serve you well. • For example, people who are excessively optimistic might overestimate their own abilities and take on more than they can handle, ultimately leading to more stress and anxiety. • Finding a good balance between being positive and being realistic is absolutely necessary!
Attitude is EVERYTHING! • Just remember, when you think you have it bad, someone out there maybe, just maybe, might be fighting a bigger battle. • 95% of your emotions are determined by how you interpret events for yourself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8ZuKF3dxCY&feature=related
Your Turn! In partners, you will be changing negative statements to positive. How can you change a bad situation and find the good in it!?