ARISE Booster
Kindness and the Social Connection
Research shows that we don’t need to perform major acts of kindness, but a variety of brief, smaller gestures on a regular basis contribute more to happiness than repeated, fixed acts.
It is a positive statement that describes a desired situation. Positive words to improve your life. Saying affirmations may seem insignificant, but over time they can have a powerful effect. Think about what happens to a drop of water that hits a rock just one or two times?
Research has shown that we feel the same sense of well-being when we perform, or receive, or even just witness an act of kindness.
We tend to get used to things that slowly get more and more stressful. Instead of taking action and jumping out, we slowly suffer until we are “cooked”!
Your subconscious believes everything it hears, so if you get into the habit of thinking only positives, pretty soon the positives will become the truth.
Become a More Positive Thinker
40% of our happiness is under our control, and learning to think with optimism and hope is a technique that can help us increase that 40%.
Forgiveness is a choice we make to drop negative feelings; anger, hurt, revenge, resentment, etc. Forgiveness is something you do for yourself. The person you are forgiving doesn’t have to know that you are forgiving him or her.
“There is more hunger in the world for love and appreciation than for bread.” – Mother Teresa
Nelson Mandela Story- When Nelson Mandela was released after decades of political imprisonment, he described his walk past his prison guards into life as a free man. Upon seeing the guards, anger flared in his mind..
Let’s be honest, in today’s crazy world, being positive is not always easy. It is possible however! There are simple tools and techniques we can use to help us drop negativity and start “turning” into more positive things around us.
Taking time to feel grateful can help us make positive thinking a habit. Gratitude guides our thoughts towards the good we already have instead of what we don’t have. Taking time to express gratitude every day reminds us of the good in our lives, and in turn makes us feel better and gives us a more positive outlook.
Attitude is Everything Booster
The only thing that is truly yours, that no one can control or take from you, is your attitude. If you can take care of that, everything else in life becomes much easier.
