I stumbled upon an interesting and useful exercise that I decided to do every day from now on. Exercise is very simple:
"Think about 3 GOOD things that went well today in your life
and WHY they went well"
Unfortunately we tend to take good things that happen in our lives for granted and we don't think about them too often. At the same time we focus on bad things and problems so much that they overpower us and control our lives.
It's time to try and change that. Let's start with something small and simple. Focusing our attention on positive thinking help us to increase level of happiness in our lives.
So...just before sleep try to reflect on good things that happened in your live that day and why they happened.
need some help with examples? Here are mine (Saturday, Jan 25th 2014):
- I bumped into M. today. I haven't seen her for ages. It was such a nice short conversation. Made me smile.
- Had a chance to test another photo-editing application. I discovered new ideas that I can use in the near future.
- Created and proposal for the client. Finally I figured out a interesting idea and was able to create a good proposal. Happy me.
As I mentioned earlier, simple-good-things that happened in your life. Try to finish your day with something positive!