The Power of Positive Thinking
The Power of Positive Thinking
Positive thinking is huge—but it’s so much more than a trend. The latest insight into the power of the human mind is astonishing.
Positive thinking works in mysterious ways to give us positive experiences. That means you’re in more control than you imagined.
Listening to happy background music boosts creativity. Feeling you’re healthy actually makes you physically healthier.
Believing good things are going to happen changes your life experience. Believing a medicine will cure you improves your health.
It’s clear positive thinking is worth getting to grips with—as is the art of relaxation. They go together like strawberries and cream, and both bring great wellbeing benefits.
The Power of Thinking Realistically as Well as Positively
Science shows positive thoughts and mental images about a lovely future make us feel better at the time. But long-term, positive thinking alone can de-motivate us. The trick? Combine positive thoughts with realism. Visualize the obstacles along the way as well as imagining you’ve achieved your goal. Isn’t that useful to know?
Imagining the future is a neat trick, too. It connects you to your future self and changes how close the future feels. Try this: imagine yourself months or years from now, enjoying a future where everything has gone according to plan. Then write down what it looks like and refer back to it, refreshing the positive images you’ve created.
How Journaling Helps You Relax
Journaling clarifies your thoughts and feelings, helping you find self-knowledge. It’s great for resolving problems too.
Writing down traumatic events helps you process them. You release emotions and integrate the experience in your mind.
Gratitude journaling gives you a boost. Scientific benefits include:
Better physical health
Improved cognitive function
Stronger immune system responses
Less stress
Mindfulness and Meditation
Mindfulness means paying attention to the present moment—your thoughts, feelings, and the wider world. It improves mental wellbeing. Meditation is another consciousness-raising method with lots of benefits for psychological well-being. It puts you into a heightened state of awareness and focused attention.
Imagine you’re worried sick about tomorrow. Right now, in the present, you’re fine. Spending time in the moment makes you feel more relaxed and happy. Meditation works similarly. It trains you to be more aware and gives you a healthy sense of perspective. You’re not trying to turn negative feelings off—just observing them without judgment. And it feels gorgeous.
The Amazing Effect of Nature
Being out in the garden, a park, or the countryside brings you back to earth. It soothes worries and calms an anxious mind.
Research shows strong links between exposure to nature and improved physical and mental health. Studies on depression, anxiety, mood disorders, sleep problems, and stress all confirm nature helps ease them.
Nature even boosts our social interactions, our sense of meaning, our attention, our memory, and our creativity. Here’s some magic: A Swiss study found that simply having a view of nature from your home reduces noise perception. The closer the green space, the bigger the effect.
Better still, patients with a view of nature from their hospital bed recover faster. Even a picture of nature on the wall helps. Opening a window for fresh air strengthens the effect. We’re designed to be among the green stuff.
More Wonderful Ways to Chill
There are so many tips on how to relax, and at least one will work beautifully for you. So get your positive thinking hat on, pick a few, of our favourites below and watch yourself chill out.
Practice yoga or gentle exercise.
Pay attention to your breathing.
Visualise your favourite place.
Take a 15-minute nap.
Read a great book.
Dance like nobody’s watching.
Hug your pet or loved one.
Smile and laugh—they release endorphins and serotonin.
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Original text written by Holistic Silk, edited with the help of AI.
