Keeping a positive mental attitude
Positive Mental Attitude aka PMA
Sometimes life is hard and it seems impossible to have a positive mental attitude. When the bad is going on it can sometimes be really hard to focus on the good. So what can we do to change our outlook on things?
Play
One of the best ways to change your perspective is to play. Go to the playground and swing on a swing, slide down a slide, act like a kid. If you have a trampoline jump on it. It is impossible to be negative while playing. So take 10 minutes when you are having a bad day and play.
Coloring
Coloring has made a huge come back because it is a way to relieve stress. When we relieve stress we become more of a positive mind set. So get out the crayons and get to coloring away some of those stress and worries.
Walk a dog
Don't have one go to a shelter and walk one of their dogs. Seriously who can be negative when walking a dog. And shelters always need dog walkers. It is also a way to be a positive influence in the community.
Exercise
Playing though is exercise this falls into a different catagory as I look at weights, running, hiking, swimming as a different form of play. Yes it can be fun but most of the time it takes lots of practice before it becomes fun.
At the end of the day we control how we feel
No one but ourselves can control how we feel we choose how we feel. Things can happen to influnece us but in the end only we can change if we will be negative or a postive influence in our own lives and in others.
Try to be a positive force in your world
A smile is said to be a catching force. As is positivity. It is like the Christmas angel stories you hear about where someone paid off someone elses layaway and it triggers other to do the same. But instead of paying off layaways. We start by compliments, by helping where we can. When we see ourselves being negative doing something to change it to a PMA.
Life is too short to hold onto negativity
Live life to the fullest and let go of negativity. Sometimes it means cutting out those bringing negativity out in our lives. People come into our lives for reasons though some are only meant to be kept around for a season.
These are my opinions and I only have my experiences to back up my claims do not take this as professional advice. I sometimes have a hard time practicing what I preach. I am human and have bad days too
I wanted to buy a colouring book for adults for a long time now. I would like to see how it feels to colour again as I did a lot of it as a kid. :)
It's definitely tough at times but you brought up some great tips to help keep a positive attitude.
This is one of the things I have been working on over the past few years. Ever since I found photography, it has given me a way to find the positive stuff in the world instead of focusing on the negativity and the ugliness in the world. Another way to keep a positive mental attitude that I have found is to stay off of the conventional social media platforms. Facebook is so full of fake lives and too much politics and people arguing that it is exhausting to be a part of. I am sure there are plenty of political blogs here on Steemit, but I haven't found any of that stuff yet. I am using this medium as a way to express creativity, stay positive and meet new people. So far, your "Social Media Done Right" button is 100% correct.
Venturing into self-help? Nice! Resteemed!
For today anyways. I was feeling negative and needed to remind myself it is up to me to be positive.
I agree with you, life is to short to be negative all the time!
Speaking of adult coloring books, I bought a mandala coloring book a while ago, and a decent set of colored pencils. I get it out and work on it when I'm feeling stressed.
Coloring is a great stress reliever..
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Good info. very useful for us
Adult coloring is a blast!!! I was still coloring in coloring books as an adult even before it became cool.