5 Life-Changing Tips for Maintaining Positive Energy Everyday
How does a typical day start for you?
Does the following scenario sound all too familiar?
You’re jolted out of sleep by the blaring alarm clock. As you crawl out of bed already stressing about the day ahead, you turn on the TV or radio, open your newspaper, or click onto social media. What do you see? The media delights in engulfing you with stories of horrific events.
As you leave your home, you’re surrounded by impatient, oblivious drivers until you finally arrive at the office, only to be submerged in office politics and other trappings of the rat race.
In a world filled with so much negativity, is it possible to live a positively charged life?
The answer is yes! Consider, for a moment, how this same day could have started if you were focusing on positivity, instead:
As you awaken, you feel rejuvenated by restful slumber. You’re greeted by the melody of the birds singing as they herald the beauty of the new day. The aroma of freshly brewed coffee fills the air, and you sit up, stretch, and spend a leisurely moment taking it all in.
You spend your commute wondering what exciting opportunities await you as you plan a fulfilling day mixed with working toward your goals and enjoying your favorite hobbies. At the office, your co-workers chat amiably as they settle in for a productive day.
Which morning do you prefer?
The amazing thing is you have the power to choose either one!
Try these 5 life-changing strategies that help you discover your power to keep positive energy flowing daily:
- 1Interact with nature. As simple as it may sound, you can gain a positive outlook by interacting with nature. The beauty of nature is the reality that, regardless of the surrounding circumstances, the course of nature continues.
- Sunlight always breaks through the cloudiest days and darkest nights.
- Spring brings an annual rebirth of life as new plants peek through the frozen snow.
- Animals carry on their natural routines as they fulfill their purpose.
- 2Connect with your spiritual side. Spirituality can bring calmness, happiness, and serenity to your life. These attributes help to contribute to positive energy. Whether you decide to embrace religious beliefs or spend some time in self-reflection, you'll find that you feel differently when you connect with your spiritual self. Connecting with your spiritual side can allow you to be truly accepting of yourself and your past and willing to commit to turning things around for the better.
- 3Count your blessings. As bad as things might seem to you, know that they're not the worst they could be! It's important to notice the good things you have in your life.
- Think of five things each day that you’re happy about or thankful for. If it’s difficult to find five currently, start with one and go from there. You’ll be surprised how with practice you start to notice more and more to be thankful for!
- Ask yourself how you can turn your current situation around and make it better with the resources you have now.
- When experiencing a letdown, a difficult time or a challenge, finish this sentence: “This is great because______________”.
- Recently I was stressing about a presentation I was scheduled to give. I love educating but I still get worked up prior to a talk. I was passionate about the material, but I was nervous because I had never presented to this group before, and I was not sure how the material was going to be received. I used this technique to get past that challenge.
- “Yes, I am nervous, but this is great because it reminds me to focus on my intention and do more practice. I know the more preparation I do, the better my presentations”.
- 4Help someone in need. There's nothing quite as fulfilling and positive as helping someone in need. Discover the satisfaction that comes from being a Good Samaritan. Remember that when you help someone in need, you're contributing to making the world a better place because someone will be better off because of you.
- 5Change your perception. Your circumstances are what you make them and make of them. If you look at a situation and expect hopelessness out of it, then hopelessness is likely what you'll get. Instead, why not look for a positive outcome for each event? Or look for what the situation is meant to teach you?
Give it a try and see how quickly you'll be able to extract a glimmer of hope from those negative circumstances. Use the tools you've been given and make the machine work the way you want it to.
Embrace your inner power to make life what you want it to be. Use these 5 strategies to fill your life with positivity. Then, instead of relying on others to create what you hope to have, you can craft the situation you want for yourself!
