If you want to be healthy, be positive

In these times of rat-race, having a positive attitude has a strong bearing in having a good health. Worries, anxieties, jealousy, envy, and other illness are the results of negative thought, declares Drs. Willie and Liza Ong in their book, “Stay Younger, Live Healthier.”

An acquaintance revealed that her expectations and frustrations in her son’s achievements and behavior attributed to her having an endometrium cancer. She said that she should have accepted her son without condition.

In fact Google declares that poorly- managed negative emotions are not good for the health. Negative attitudes and feelings of hopelessness and helplessness can create chronic stress which upsets the body’s hormone balance, depletes the brain chemicals required for happiness and damages the immune system.

There are positive thinking exercises that will make one healthier and happier as suggested by www.mcentral.com. Here are some:

Only use positive words when talking. If you’re constantly telling yourself “I can’t” you may convince yourself that’s the truth. Replace these negative words with positive ones instead. Tell yourself you will do your best or that you will try your hardest instead.

Push out all feelings that aren’t positive. Don’t let negative thoughts and feelings overwhelm you when you’re feeling down. Even if it’s only for a few hours a day, push your negativity aside and only focus on the good things in your life.

Forgive yourself. Constantly beating yourself up about things that have gone wrong won’t change them. Tell yourself that you’ve forgiven for your mistakes and allow yourself to move on.

Learn from the past. The past is behind you and no matter how badly things went there is nothing you can do to change them. Whenever you feel negative thoughts about the past come up, replace them with positive things about the future.

Relax and let things happen. Sometimes the best way to deal with problems is to relax and let them take their course.

Don’t dwell. So you made a mistake. It happens to everyone. Don’t dwell on your mistakes. Make peace with yourself and move on.

Stop being your own worst critic. There’s no one else who know just how to make you feel terrible like you can. Lay off on the harsh criticism and think good things about yourself when you feel you’re at your worst.

Do something nice. Want to feel better? Try doing something nice for someone you care about. You’ll get to feel good for being nice and you just might make someone else’s day.

Remind yourself of your blessings. Whether you feel blessed by your family, your friends or even that you just have food to eat each day, remind yourself of these things, however small you may feel they may be.

Say thank you. Most us have a lot to feel grateful for that we simply take for granted. Thank the Lord for all these blessings and more blessings will come your way.