How to Find the Power of a Positive Attitude?

Here are some tips that may bring you up, if you're feeling down, angry, depressed, miserable, or just plain sad. Positive thinking, positive affirmations, and self improvement are all ways to maintain a positive attitude.

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   Practice getting into the present moment and staying there. Whatever task you're currently working on, be with that task. You do yourself no favors by thinking about what's not been done yet, as it won't get done until you get it done. Things that have gone wrong in the past can't be changed until you change them. All you've got is right this very minute, and nothing more. Don't dwell on anything but what's right in front of you. Sure, learn from your mistakes, and look forward to a future, but don't live in either place. Live fully in the right now and you'll find your attitude becoming more positive.
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   Get organized. We hear this all the time, but it's really true. Having a clean house, free of clutter, really opens up pathways, both literally AND figuratively. If you don't believe me, just try it. Take a section of your house and put everything in it's place, straighten, reorganize, dust and vacuum. Then stand back and gaze upon the beauty of organization. If you can, connect to the feeling that it gives you. I guarantee you'll feel lighter and more positive. If cleaning isn't your thing, don't overdo it. Take 10 minutes at a time to straighten or clean. Soon you'll start to notice a big difference in how you feel.
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   Keep trinkets and things around you that lift you up. Whether it's a favorite photo, painting, knick-knack, or even nice-smelling candles or incense, make your house a home. Make your space comfortable. Spruce it up with sayings of positive affirmation, even if you have to write them yourself. Consult a Feng Shui website and choose colors that uplift you. You could even create a vision board to spark opportunities to fulfill your wildest dreams. The power of positive thinking really works wonders, once you get there.
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   Take a few minutes out of every day to get to know yourself. Stop what you're doing and be alone with your thoughts. Get to the root of any issues your having by simply being honest with yourself. It's the resistance to emotion that keeps it stirred up. Once you face it, it tends to disappear rapidly and bother less. Ask yourself tough questions, or simply just think positive thoughts. Either exercise is effective at lightening your load. You may also choose to meditate.
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   Inform those around you, including your children, that you will be starting a regimen of 'me' time. Once everyone gets over the initial shock, if this is new for you, they'll likely begin to have more respect for you. Take a few minutes every day to do something you love, or something that makes you feel good. If you hate exercise, but feel you should be doing it, go for a walk or a swim. Find things that you love to do and enjoy your moments of independence.
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   Try not to surround yourself with negative energy. Turn off the news. Put down the newspaper. Important news will find it's way to you. Hearing about tragic events in the next town, or the next country, doesn't do anything positive for your psyche. It's also very beneficial to discard negative friends or family members. You could continue to love them, but keep your distance. It's your choice what you allow into your personal space. Complaints don't solve a thing. Try to avoid complaining yourself, and try to keep distance from others who engage in this behavior. If you must remain near negative people, try silently allowing your positive thinking to seep into their world. This could create lots of great changes.
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   Whenever you have the opportunity, do nice things for people. The best way to accomplish this without inadvertently expecting something in return, is to make small offers to strangers. Smile at people, ask a teenager how his day is going, hold the door for a middle aged man, and let someone cut in front of you in line at the grocery store. If you're not accustomed to doing things like this, you will notice just how good small deeds can make you feel. Try to smile alot; it's contagious.