Happiness is not a goal, but a lifestyle. The ability to enjoy the little things and keep a good mood helps to get out of the most difficult life situations with dignity. In addition, psychologists assure that positive thoughts attract good luck and good people, while constant stress and worries can result in real depression.
Instructions
Step 1
Appreciate your personality. A common cause of self-dissatisfaction is false values imposed by aggressive advertising or people around you. Therefore, the first step to positive thinking is to accept your strengths and weaknesses at the "nominal rate". To reacquaint yourself with your own personality, do an elementary psychological exercise: make a list of your negative traits, then write down what positive qualities you have. Work on developing the traits from the second column without emphasizing weaknesses.
Step 2
Let yourself be sad. Each person faces problems, difficulties, troubles. If you feel depressed, then you should not put on a smile and play the role of the eternal lucky one. Think of your bad mood as completely normal. Spend the day doing what you love to do: read a book, chat with friends, or just get some sleep. But if such a state has been going on for a long time, and you cannot cope with melancholy, then you should visit a specialist - a psychologist or psychotherapist.
Step 3
Live in the here and now. Constantly remembering your own mistakes and mistakes or trying to predict your future, you deprive yourself of many of the joys that occur in the present. A hot shower after a working day, a cup of fragrant tea, the smell of fresh pastries - even in everyday life, you can find many pleasant moments.
Step 4
Be creative. A hobby is a real medicine for the soul, allowing you to get rid of negativity, relax or even realize your creative impulses. Plus, it's a chance to make new friends who share your interests. Enthusiastic people are much more likely to be in harmony with their inner "I", which means that it is easier for them to perceive life with a positive.
Step 5
Use persuasion techniques. Positive affirmations are another way to shape the right approach to your own life. For this technique to really work, avoid words that refer to the future: "will," "will," "begin." Statements should describe the present moment: “I am surrounded by loving people”, “I am doing well”, “my life is interesting”.
