3 Magical Benefits Of Positive Thinking

Negative Thinking Can't Make Your Life Positive

     Your beliefs become your thoughts, 
     Your thoughts become your words, 
     Your words become your actions, 
     Your actions become your habits, 
     Your habits become your values, 
     Your values become your destiny.
                                                     - Gandhi

Challenges are inherent in every human activity worth doing. Unpleasant situations can still crop up even with our best foot forward. We can choose to be overwhelmed by problems , but we can also choose to think positively.

Positive Thinking is not just a "soft" and "fluffy' term.  Some studies show that indeed , seeing through "rose-colored glasses" has several benefits.

What are these benefits?

1. Better Health

Researchers continue to explore the effects of positive thinking and optimism on health. Health benefits that positive thinking may provide include:

• Increased life span
• Lower rates of depression
• Lower levels of distress
• Greater resistance to the common cold
• Better psychological and physical well-being
• Better cardiovascular health and reduced risk of death from cardiovascular disease
• Better coping skills during hardships and times of stress.  

According to Mayo Clinic , It's unclear why people who engage in positive thinking experience these health benefits. One theory is that having a positive outlook enables you to cope better with stressful situations, which reduces the harmful health effects of stress on your body.

It's also thought that positive and optimistic people tend to live healthier lifestyles — they get more physical activity, follow a healthier diet, and don't smoke or drink alcohol in excess.

2. Better Relationships

Positive thinking can dramatically improve your relationships; not only your intimate relationships, but your personal relationships as well.

It can change how you feel, how you act, and your positive emotions and thoughts can affect everyone around you; especially those close to you.
Think about this: If you are having negative thoughts, those thoughts are going to affect your mood and how you feel about yourself which affects other people.

If you’re having positive thoughts, you’ll feel happier and content which makes those around you feel comfortable and happy when they’re around you.

You’re in charge of your thoughts and your thoughts can determine whether you’re happy with your life or not, and if you’re happy you’ll have positive relationships.

Constantly thinking about your flaws, past mistakes, or even putting yourself down, that will affect the quality of your relationship.

3. Positive Thinking can make you more successful.

Positive thinking is not ignoring life's less pleasant situations. Positive thinking is just approaching unpleasantness in a more positive and productive way. 

Positive Thinking aids success in so many ways. It makes us stay focused on our goals, makes us focused on opportunities and so we get to see more opportunities, it increases our confidence to take advantage of opportunities etc. All these are vital  success traits . 

Stories abound of people who came from  rags to riches because they focused on opportunities and success. Stories abound of successful people who where faced with severe challengoes but  never gave up because they thought positively.

Simply put, positive thinking is focusing on solutions to problems instead of the problems. We enjoy all the inventions and innovations we have today because some persons thought " oh! we could be better" so they went to work even against popular norms and opinions.

Your thoughts can make you a success or a failure, prosperous or poverty-stricken, respected or ignored. Your thoughts, and the actions that they trigger, determine your whole life. And the best news of all is that they are completely under your own control. - Brian Tracy

So now over to you. Do you see your glass as half-empty or half-full?

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