{"id":4950,"date":"2013-11-25T12:01:53","date_gmt":"2013-11-25T17:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/?p=4950"},"modified":"2013-11-09T22:18:46","modified_gmt":"2013-11-10T03:18:46","slug":"spend-a-day-focused-on-positives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2013\/11\/spend-a-day-focused-on-positives.html","title":{"rendered":"Spend a Day Focused on Positives"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"sky\"<\/a>How often do you complain about something or get a negative thought or get annoyed at something. Those can be like poison to your soul. Most people experience this every day, without realizing it. Yet subconsciously they bring you down. This time of year, the holidays can trigger many negatives:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Pressure to increase your budget for gifts
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Guilt about overindulging at parties
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Loneliness if you don\u2019t get invited to parties or you have no one to spend the holidays with
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Getting Seasonal Affective Disorder from the shorter days
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Worry about another year passing without achieving your goals
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Feeling like a loser without a date for New Years Eve
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Sadness from seeing everyone around you acting happy and festive if you don\u2019t feel that way<\/p>\n

I used to get some of that and know how lousy it can make you feel. When I\u2019m going through days of being in a funk, I choose one day to eliminate the negatives from my head. It\u2019s not easy but you CAN do it for one day! You must be vigilant of your thoughts. If you start complaining to someone, interrupt yourself and say, \u201dNever mind. It\u2019s OK.\u201d As negative feelings start to surface, tell them \u201cNO!\u201d and declare to yourself that you\u2019re choosing to feel good.<\/p>\n

Replace negatives with your blessings. Instead of complaining about your annoying co-worker, think about your loyal best friend. If the shorter days get you down, get more lights. Exercise can pick you up. Take a walk. When I start to feel down I clean my apartment. It gives me a sense of control that negative emotions take away. Find something positive to replace the negative.<\/p>\n

If you set your mind to it, you can spend one day without complaining, blaming, worrying, feeling guilty, letting others bring you down. Once you do, you my want to do it more often.
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