Day 1...........& 2........Success!

     I'm happy to say Day 1 of trying to be consistently positive went well!  It was a Monday which is the perfect day to start being extra positive. :) I had a great day with just a few moments of losing my focus. I have to say it's hard not to have a good day when 90% of your thoughts are happy ones.:) The few times I did lose my cool I just quickly got it back by thinking happy thoughts about what I was bothered by.  There are always two sides to everything so if you can think of a good aspect of the situation, or the person that is making you feel bad you can feel better instantly.  Plus it just leads to more joyful thoughts.  

    On a random note during Day 1 I actually tried Hot Yoga for the first time and focusing on the breathing as you do in yoga was really good practice of being in the moment. Of course when you're trying to be as focused as I am on your thoughts you have to be living in the now to be truly aware and in control.   I have to say I really appreciated the yoga experience because of this awareness.

   Day 2 was also successful overall, but I'll admit I did lose the awareness of my thoughts a few times and had to refocus.  It made me realize that maintaining consistent positive thoughts over the long term is definitely going to be a challenge, but I think it just a matter of training.  When someone else says something negative I have to quickly think of a way to diffuse the comment or turn it around.  If I don't it's too easy to just sink into being negative.  Remember being negative is giving any criticism even small things, complaining in any form, or talking about something that made you feel bad etc.  I'm trying to be 100% positive to improve my quality of life.   I've always been a glass half full type of person, but I don't want to let little things or other people's actions affect me anymore. 

    Something else worth mentioning is I practiced Spanish today with my friend from Venezuela as I have for the last 4 Tuesdays.  My goal is to be fluent and I need to keep up these speaking sessions.  They are really helping my progession and being very mindful of my attitude is also aiding me in working towards this objective.  I gotta keep thinking about what I want...I want to be fluent, I want to be fluent....I can do it....positivity, try it, if feels good! 

   All in all, I'm glad I'm doing this 30 day challenge....it's already been rewarding. 

 

Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet.

- Candice M. Pope