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Do you have the "only if" or "it always happens to me" malady? Is
negative thinking getting you down? Are you constantly telling yourself
things always go wrong and nothing ever goes right? Has an argument, a
mishap, a bad experience with a neighbor, waiter, friend or colleague
at work got you down? Are these thoughts on auto-replay in your mind
three months later - a year later? And do these constant thoughts make
you feel more and more anxious or depressed?
We all suffer from
anxious moments and feeling down occasionally, but if these feelings
are part of your daily routine, perhaps it is time to evaluate your
surroundings and your thinking to see if some positive energy will
help. If you continue to focus on things that make you anxious and
depressed, you will continue to attract more situations and thoughts
that create even more anxiety and despair. What you focus on is what
you get. What you think about is what you create.
Positive Thinking = Positive Results
When
Norman Vincent Peale wrote his book The Power of Positive Thinking in
1952, he understood the impact of negative thoughts versus positive
thinking. He knew that if people would focus their thoughts on positive
things they could change their lives for the better. This same
principle is at the core of the more recent book The Secret by Rhonda
Byrne. The good news is, now there is another tool you can use to
enhance the ability to stay in a positive mode instead of dropping back
and focusing on the negatives.
In the world of Feng Shui, balance
is the ultimate objective both in your surroundings and in your mind.
If you are always thinking negative thoughts and focusing on the things
that have gone wrong in your life, you lose the balance and harmony in
your life and attract only the negative things which snowball into more
things that go wrong.
Positive Energy Surroundings = Positive Thinking
To
stop the constant replay of things going wrong in your life, shift to
positive energy in your surroundings and thoughts. What follows are a
few easy to apply suggestions on how to create positive energy so you
can permanently push the stop button on negative thinking and create a
better life which goes your way more often.
1. Step into the
light. Go outside where the sun is shining and take a walk. Or, open
your curtains and turn on bright lights in your home. Invest in a
torchiere lamp that shoots light upward in your favorite room. Light
automatically raises your energy levels and thoughts.
2. Find
brightly colored rooms to spend time in when feeling down. Go shopping
and purchase accent pillows or a throw for the sofa in bright colors to
cheer up your favorite room - it will also cheer you up. If you are
feeling anxious - spend time in a room that is painted calming colors
like blue and green - you will respond positively to the calming energy
of these colors.
3. Wear light or bright colored clothing (yellow
and orange work great) when feeling despair setting in - they will lift
your spirits. Wear calming soft blues and greens when feeling anxious.
These colors can change your outlook on life very quickly from negative
to positive.
4. Get a notebook or a book for writing and create a
Gratitude Journal. Write at least 10 things you are thankful for every
day in your journal. If you can't think of anything start with things
like having a roof over your head, food on the table or having the
ability to walk from your bedroom to the kitchen. Anything will do
until you get the hang of it. The more grateful you are for everything
in your life the less time you have to feel sorry for yourself and you
will find that a lot more things have gone your way than you thought.
5.
Play uplifting nurturing music instead of listening to the 6:00 news.
There are a lot of music options today so choose wisely - much of it
can rob your spirit and create even more anxiety and depression. If you
really want stir your energy - play a few John Phillip Susa marches -
there is no way you can listen to them and remain down. If you are
anxious play classical music like Mozart or inner peace music by
artists like Steven Halpern. Music is the universal language that makes
the heart dance and the spirit soar creating an abundance of positive
energy.
The Feng Shui based suggestions above energize your world
and not only lead to positive thinking but also reduce stress, anxiety
and the feelings of despair and depression. So often the solution to
having a joy-filled happy life truly is in your own back yard - in this
case your own home and mind.
Many have long underestimated the
power of positive thinking.
