Health: The Power of Positive Thinking

Nouf F. Al Zami

Adult Hematology Health Educator-E1

Positive thinking is a mental attitude that admits into the mind thoughts, words and images that are conducive to growth, expansion and success. A positive mind anticipates happiness, joy, health and a successful outcome to every situation and action. Whatever the mind expects, it finds.

On the other hand, negative thoughts bring up negative and unhappy moods and actions. When the mind is negative, poisons are released into the blood, which cause more unhappiness and negativity. This is the way to failure, frustration and disappointment. Positive and negative thinking are both contagious.

TIPS TO HELP DEVELOP THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING:

·         Allow into your awareness only feelings of happiness, strength and success.

·         Use positive words in your inner dialog or when talking with others.

·         Smile more often.

·         Read at least one page of an inspiring book every day.

·         Watch movies that make you happy.

·         Once a negative thought enters your mind, you have to be aware of it and endeavor to replace it with a constructive one.

·         If you feel any inner resistance to replacing negative thoughts with positive ones, do not give up, but keep looking only at the beneficial, good and happy thoughts in your mind.

It may take some time for the positive changes to take place, but eventually they do.