{"id":359,"date":"2014-08-06T03:16:10","date_gmt":"2014-08-06T03:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/behavioralhealthmn.com\/blog\/?p=43"},"modified":"2021-11-22T14:58:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T20:58:22","slug":"free-yourself-from-negativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.behavioralhealthmn.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/06\/free-yourself-from-negativity\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Yourself from Negativity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To follow the last video blog &#8211; Happiness &#8211; we thought this post would be appropriate. How do you free yourself from Negativity?? \u00a0Seeing the positive side of things over the negative is a choice, and sometimes it can be a difficult one. Negativity is all around us every day, and it is up to us to see past it.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cThere is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.\u201d \u2015<\/strong><\/em><strong>W. Clement Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Below you will find 15 tips taken from www.healthylivinghowto.com. \u00a0Our team at <a title=\"Healthwise Behavioral Health \" href=\"http:\/\/www.behavioralhealthmn.com\">Healthwise<\/a> agrees with these tips and philosophies. \u00a0For more information, please <a title=\"Contact Healthwise\" href=\"http:\/\/www.behavioralhealthmn.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How To Free Yourself From Negativity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>What other people say about me is their problem, not mine.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Don\u2019t take other people\u2019s negativity personally.\u00a0 Most negative people behave negatively not just to you, but to everyone they interact with.\u00a0 What they say and do is a projection of their own reality.\u00a0 Even when a situation seems personal \u2013 even if someone insults you directly \u2013 it oftentimes has nothing to do with you.\u00a0 What others say and do, and the opinions they have, are based entirely on their own self-reflection.<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>I am free to be ME.\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Can you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be?\u00a0 Happiness is found when you stop comparing yourself to everyone else and what they want.\u00a0 Stop living for other people and their opinions.\u00a0 Be true to yourself.\u00a0 You are the only person in charge of your life.\u00a0 The only question is: What do you want to do with the rest of it?<\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>Life isn\u2019t perfect, but it sure is great.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Our goal shouldn\u2019t be to create a perfect life, but to live an imperfect life in radical amazement.\u00a0 To get up every morning and take and good look around in a way that takes nothing for granted.\u00a0 Everything is extraordinary.\u00a0 Every day is a gift.\u00a0 Never treat life casually.\u00a0 To be spiritual in any way is to be amazed in every way.\u00a0\u00a0<em>(Read\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/006158326X\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=006158326X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=marandang-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Happiness Project<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=marandang-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=006158326X\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>4. <strong>It\u2019s okay to have down days.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Expecting life to be wonderful all the time is wanting to swim in an ocean in which waves only rise up and never come crashing down.\u00a0 However, when you recognize that the rising and crashing waves are part of the exact same ocean, you are able to let go and be at peace with the reality of these ups and downs.\u00a0 It becomes clear that life\u2019s ups require life\u2019s downs.<\/p>\n<p>5. <strong>Even when I\u2019m struggling, I have so much to be grateful for.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 What if you awoke today with only the things you were thankful for yesterday?\u00a0 We tend to forget that happiness doesn\u2019t come as a result of getting something we don\u2019t have, but of appreciating everything we do have.\u00a0 Stress thrives when your worry list is longer than your gratitude list.\u00a0 Happiness thrives when your gratitude list is longer than your worry list.\u00a0 So find something to be thankful for right now.<\/p>\n<p>6. <strong>Every experience is just another important lesson.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Disappointments and failure are two of the surest stepping-stones to success.\u00a0 So\u00a0<a title=\"8 Things to Remember When Everything Goes Wrong\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marcandangel.com\/2014\/01\/08\/8-things-to-remember-when-everything-goes-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">don\u2019t let a hard lesson harden your heart<\/a>.\u00a0 When things go wrong, learn what you can and then push the tragedies and mistakes aside.\u00a0 Remember, life\u2019s best lessons are often learned at the worst times and from the worst mistakes.\u00a0 We must fail in order to know, and hurt in order to grow.\u00a0 Good things often fall apart so better things can fall together in their place.<\/p>\n<p>7. <strong>Not everything is meant to stay<\/strong>.\u00a0\u2013 Change can be terrifying, yet all positive growth and healing requires change.\u00a0 Sometimes you have to find the good in goodbye.\u00a0 Because the past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.\u00a0 Be strong when everything seems to be going wrong, keep taking small steps, and eventually you will find what you\u2019re looking for.\u00a0 Learn to trust the journey, even when you do not understand it.<\/p>\n<p>8. <strong>Being wrong is the first step to being right.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Sometimes the wrong choices bring us to the right places.\u00a0 To be creative and productive in life, you must first lose your fear of being wrong.\u00a0 And remember, a fear like this can only survive inside you if you let it live there.<\/p>\n<p>9. <strong>I do not need to hold on to what\u2019s holding me back.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 You are not what has happened to you; you are what you choose to become.\u00a0 It\u2019s time to break the beliefs and routines that have been holding you back.\u00a0 Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer grows you.\u00a0 Listen to your intuition, not your ego.\u00a0 When you stop chasing the wrong beliefs, you give the right ideas a chance to catch you.\u00a0\u00a0<em>(Angel and I discuss this in detail in the \u201cAdversity\u201d chapter of\u00a0<a title=\"1,000 Little Things Happy, Successful People Do Differently\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marcandangel.com\/book\/\">1,000 Little Things Happy, Successful People Do Differently<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>10. <strong>My happiness today is simply the result of my thinking.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Happiness starts with you \u2013 not with your relationships, not with your job, not with your money, but WITH YOU.\u00a0 It is not always easy to find happiness in ourselves, but it is always impossible to find it elsewhere.\u00a0 Regardless of the situation you face, your attitude is your choice.\u00a0 Remember, you can\u2019t have a positive life with a negative attitude.\u00a0 When negativity controls your thoughts, it limits your behavior, actions, and opportunities.\u00a0 If you realized how powerful your thoughts were, you would try your best to never think another negative thought again.<\/p>\n<p>11. <strong>Who I spend quality time with matters.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Surround yourself with people who lift you higher \u2013 those who see the great potential in you, even when you don\u2019t see it in yourself.<\/p>\n<p>12. <strong>Drama and judgments are a waste of perfect happiness.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Make a promise to yourself.\u00a0 Promise to stop the drama before it begins, to breathe deeply and peacefully, and to love others and yourself without conditions.\u00a0 Promise to laugh at your own mistakes, and to realize that no one is perfect; we are all human.\u00a0 Feelings of self-worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible.\u00a0\u00a0<em>(Read\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1878424424\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1878424424&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=marandang-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Mastery of Love<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=marandang-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1878424424\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>13. <strong>Most people are judging me far less than it seems.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The truth is, while you\u2019re busy worrying about what others think of you, they\u2019re busy worrying about what you think of them.\u00a0 Crazy?\u00a0 Yes, but true.\u00a0 The good news is this knowledge instantly frees you to let loose and do more of what YOU want.\u00a0 And while doing so, you\u2019ll also liberate others to do the same.<\/p>\n<p>14. <strong>I can make the world a happier place.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Do your best to help one person every day in some small way.\u00a0 By becoming the answer to someone\u2019s prayer, we often find the answers to our own.\u00a0 When the people around us are happier, it\u2019s a lot easier to smile.<\/p>\n<p>15. <strong>The work is worth it.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Lose the expectation that everything in life should be easy.\u00a0 It rarely is.\u00a0 In fact, there are\u00a0<a title=\"12 Things Successful People Do Differently\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marcandangel.com\/2012\/01\/22\/12-things-successful-people-do-differently\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no shortcuts to any place worth going<\/a>.\u00a0 Enjoy the challenge of your achievements.\u00a0 See the value in your efforts and be patient with yourself.\u00a0 And realize that patience is not about waiting; it\u2019s the ability to keep a good attitude while working hard on your dreams.\u00a0 It\u2019s knowing deep down that the work is well worth it in the end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To follow the last video blog &#8211; Happiness &#8211; we thought this post would be appropriate. 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