The power of your thoughts are incredible!
You can take a good day and turn it into a bad day by just a simple thought.
You can take a bad day and turn in into a good day by just a simple thought.
I think that is incredible! But, I forget this often. That is until I read a post by Lauralyn Curtis (founder of "The Curtis Method of Childbirth Education") that talked about "positive whatiffing". Now, it's exactly what it sounds like, "positive whatiffing" is turning negative "what if" scenarios and making them positive. What a simple concept! And guess what, it really does wonders, but, it take practice. Since I learned of this idea I have really had to think about changing some of my thoughts. We all have fears and anxiety of the future, but as I've really tried to do this, my fearful days have become less and less.
In fact, today was the first day in probably two weeks that I got anxiety regarding the future. After a few hours of self doubt and worry, I started listening to some positive affirmations and then remembered that I needed to turn some of my "what if" fears into something positive. Here's one example: Negative - "What if motherhood is crazy and stressful and not all that it's cracked up to be?" Positive - "What if motherhood is beautiful and amazing and the greatest thing I could ever experience in my life?".
See how that can totally change your perception and ultimately even make a hard situation into something a little easier just by being more positive? Whenever I remember to do this, my worry can turn into instant excitement instead.
Give it a try! It's helped me a lot during stressful moments and has brought a lot more positive energy into my life.
