Staying Positive During Uncertain Times

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good going on too. Do you have kids? Play a game with them. Do you have a pet? Take in all their cuteness. What’s your favorite uplifting movie? Watch it. Sometimes we have to look for reasons to be happy and think positively, but every grey cloud has a silver lining somewhere deep inside.</p><h2 id="c54b">Laughter is the best medicine.</h2><p id="51fd">Scientific studies have shown that laughter has quite a few positive health benefits including reducing stress, depression and anxiety. Laughter improves self-esteem, coping skills and is an immediate mood booster so give yourself permission to laugh. Even pretending to laugh can have similar health benefits and you might just feel so silly that you start to laugh for real!</p><h2 id="bea3">Positive self-talk is huge.</h2><p id="3aec">We tend to be our own worst critic and talk negatively about ourselves. A lot. But here’s the thing, you probably wouldn’t hang out with someone who talks about you the way that you talk about you, so give yourself a compliment! Studies have shown that shifting the way you talk to yourself from negative to positive influences your ability to manage your thoughts, feelings and actions in stressful situations.</p><h2 id="eced">Start each day with positivity.</h2><p id="65cb">Create a morning ritual that starts the day out with something positive to get your brain thinking happy thoughts. When our day starts off positively, that energy just flows through the rest of the day. Throw on some happy music and dance while you make your breakfast (my personal favorite), say some positive affirmations, meditate, do yoga, or something else that will lift your mood before you get starte

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d on your daily tasks.</p><h2 id="9ea7">Talk to the positive people in your life.</h2><p id="8cdb">Though we can’t just go for coffee with our bestie right now, technology does provide us with some pretty awesome ways to stay connected and see each others faces. From Facebook Video calls, to Zoom chats, to FaceTime and a whole bunch of other platforms, it is actually easier than ever to stay connected. So choose a way to chat with your positive peeps and do it. Positivity is contagious, and we can use all that we can get right now.</p><h2 id="db04">Take your own advice.</h2><p id="1234">Imagine that your friend or loved one was going through what you are going through right now. What would you say to them? How would you comfort them? Sometimes it is easier to change a negative thought pattern when we can take a step back from the situation and look at it from a different angle.</p><p id="2c4b">Sometimes we can’t simply use some tactics and then poof, you are thinking positively, and that’s OK. For example, times of intense grief or mourning. Give yourself permission to feel the sadness, hurt, and/or anger and lean on those around you for support. Thinking positively isn’t about burying our feelings, or avoiding difficulties altogether, it can actually be these “low points in life” that motivate us and inspire positive change.</p><p id="088c">Changing our thought patterns after weeks, months or even years of negative thinking definitely won’t happen overnight. It will take practice, but you can learn to look at things with a more positive outlook and lower your stress levels and improve both physical and mental health in the long-run.</p></article></body>

Staying Positive During Uncertain Times

In a world where everything seems so uncertain, it can be difficult to remain positive. There is so much negativity on the news and social media, we are isolated and being kept away from our loved ones, many of us have lost our incomes, and we are all worried someone we care about or ourselves will fall ill.

Negative thinking increases our stress and anxiety levels, produces physical symptoms, increases our risk of disease and even shortens our lifespan. Struggling with stress over the long-term increases inflammation our bodies, thus increasing the risk for chronic illness, heart disease, dementia, stroke, headaches, and insomnia to name a few.

Whereas, a recent study has shown that positive thinking has numerous health benefits such as increased energy levels, a boosted immune system, faster recovery from injury/illness, better quality of life, reduced cancer risk, and less stress and depression.

So how can we stay positive and not lose our cool when it seems like everything around us is falling apart and all we see is chaos on the news?

Focus on the good things.

Despite all the craziness in the world right now, there is always something good going on too. Do you have kids? Play a game with them. Do you have a pet? Take in all their cuteness. What’s your favorite uplifting movie? Watch it. Sometimes we have to look for reasons to be happy and think positively, but every grey cloud has a silver lining somewhere deep inside.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Scientific studies have shown that laughter has quite a few positive health benefits including reducing stress, depression and anxiety. Laughter improves self-esteem, coping skills and is an immediate mood booster so give yourself permission to laugh. Even pretending to laugh can have similar health benefits and you might just feel so silly that you start to laugh for real!

Positive self-talk is huge.

We tend to be our own worst critic and talk negatively about ourselves. A lot. But here’s the thing, you probably wouldn’t hang out with someone who talks about you the way that you talk about you, so give yourself a compliment! Studies have shown that shifting the way you talk to yourself from negative to positive influences your ability to manage your thoughts, feelings and actions in stressful situations.

Start each day with positivity.

Create a morning ritual that starts the day out with something positive to get your brain thinking happy thoughts. When our day starts off positively, that energy just flows through the rest of the day. Throw on some happy music and dance while you make your breakfast (my personal favorite), say some positive affirmations, meditate, do yoga, or something else that will lift your mood before you get started on your daily tasks.

Talk to the positive people in your life.

Though we can’t just go for coffee with our bestie right now, technology does provide us with some pretty awesome ways to stay connected and see each others faces. From Facebook Video calls, to Zoom chats, to FaceTime and a whole bunch of other platforms, it is actually easier than ever to stay connected. So choose a way to chat with your positive peeps and do it. Positivity is contagious, and we can use all that we can get right now.

Take your own advice.

Imagine that your friend or loved one was going through what you are going through right now. What would you say to them? How would you comfort them? Sometimes it is easier to change a negative thought pattern when we can take a step back from the situation and look at it from a different angle.

Sometimes we can’t simply use some tactics and then poof, you are thinking positively, and that’s OK. For example, times of intense grief or mourning. Give yourself permission to feel the sadness, hurt, and/or anger and lean on those around you for support. Thinking positively isn’t about burying our feelings, or avoiding difficulties altogether, it can actually be these “low points in life” that motivate us and inspire positive change.

Changing our thought patterns after weeks, months or even years of negative thinking definitely won’t happen overnight. It will take practice, but you can learn to look at things with a more positive outlook and lower your stress levels and improve both physical and mental health in the long-run.