Tips On How To Become Happier!: #1- Develop A More Positive Mindset

If you want to become happier but are unsure of which changes to make in order to, I suggest the first thing you do is become more aware of your thoughts.  One thought can lead to you feeling a certain emotion, which then leads to you performing certain behaviours. Therefore, one single thought that you have in the morning can affect your whole day.  If that thought is positive then it is likely to lead to a  positive emotion which is then likely to lead you to behaving in positive ways and therefore, attract more positivity into your life. Whereas, if this thought is negative,  the exact opposite happens. 

Something that I have done in order to help myself develop a more positive mindset, is say 10  statements about myself and/or my life  that I am grateful for when I wake up in the morning and 10 before I go to sleep at night.  For example, "I have a healthy family, I have enough food to eat, I have somewhere to live" etc. This is a way of ensuring that every day begins and ends positively, nothing negative can come out of it and it can help you so much. 

You can also start keeping note of the types of thoughts you have throughout  the day and whether the majority of them are positive or negative and how they have affected your day.  After you reflect on this, you can make a decision about whether you need to work on your mindset and the different ways you could do this.

I hope you liked reading the first post in my new series of posts called  'Tips On How To Become Happier!' and it has helped you, Tip #2 will be published next Sunday :D 

- Positive Thinking Wins -

Love, Chey x 

New Series Of Posts: Tips On How To Become Happier!

Hey everyone! I hope 2015's been great to you all so far!

 I've spent the last year focussing on working on myself in order for me to develop as a person and reach a higher level of happiness. I have learnt  SO much already during this process and I'm sure I will learn a lot more in the future. With the amount of progress I've made, it's only right for me to share what I've learnt about becoming happier with you. Therefore, I have decided to create a series of posts called 'Tips On How To Become Happier'. Each post in this series will focus on something that has helped me on my journey to becoming happier with the hope that you can use my tips to help yourself. The first post in the series will be published tomorrow at 12pm :D

It's important for me to mention that I will talk about the things that worked for me, therefore, it may be necessary for you to adapt my tips to suit yourself, depending on the type of person you are and what you find effective. I hope you enjoy reading this new series of posts and please let me know if they've helped.
 

- Positive Thinking Wins -

Love, Chey x  

Happy New Year! (2015)

Hey everyone! 

I want to wish you a very happy new year! I hope you achieve all your goals for this year and it is filled with amazing, positive experiences! 

Last New Year's Eve, I wrote down all of the things I wanted to achieve during the year and when I looked back at what I wrote this morning, I realised I achieved at least part of everything I wanted to :D The feeling I got when ticking off my achievements was amazing and made me realise just how much of a successful year 2014 was for me. This is something that I recommend that you do this year because it is a great way of realising what you want out of life and the steps you can take to make sure you get there. 

 If you went through a lot of difficult times last year, please remember that you got through them or are currently getting through them! I believe that we can all learn so much from going through negative experiences and I like to see them as ways of developing ourselves. They may not be great to go through at the time, but there are no words to express how you feel when you look back and realise the positive things you've gained due to them! 

I hope 2015 is a great year for you, think positively and positive things will happen! 

- Positive Thinking Wins -

Love, Chey x

Positive Quotes (5)

* “The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.” –Oprah Winfrey.

* “Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.”  ~Willie Nelson

* I am positive about myself and life because what good is negativity to me or the universe? — Philip Arnold

* "The difference between can and cannot are only three letters. Three letters that determine your life's direction." - Remez Sasson

* "You can close the windows and darken your room, but you can also open the windows and let light get in. It is a matter of choice. Your mind is your room. Do you darken it or do you fill it with light?" - Remez Sasson

Love, Chey x 

- Positive Thinking Wins-

Thanks to the following websites for these quotes:

- http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/comfort-cravings/201401/the-10-best-quotes-the-power-positive-thinking

- http://quotespaper.com/positive-quotes 

- http://www.successconsciousness.com/index_000033.htm 

Promoting Positivity: Jason Davis' YouTube Channel

A few months ago, I came across Jason Davis on YouTube, his videos focus on mental health issues such as Depression and Anxiety and I instantly loved his channel because of this, as I feel that these topics are not talked about enough, especially publicly. The first video of his that I watched was 'A Story of Hope', in this inspirational video, Jason talks about his experience with depression:

Other videos that Jason has uploaded include tips on how to deal with anxiety, another 'Story of Hope' video which focusses on the story of his friend, Liam Chennells and a video where he shares tips on how to think positively, which I have put below:

I love that Jason has had the courage to share his story with everyone and has used a negative time in his life and turned it into a positive way to help others.

Jason Davis and Liam Chennells have also created a website where people can share their own stories as a way of helping each other. Click here if you would like to visit it. 

I hope that this post and Jason Davis' channel have helped you, especially if you are suffering from any mental health issues or know people who are. Please remember that it is OK to be suffering from mental health issues and if you are, please don't hesitate to talk to someone about it and get help. 



Love, Chey x 

- Positive Thinking Wins -

 

Love The Skin You're In!

I was inspired to write this post due to a video I watched yesterday of a speech on Black Beauty by Lupita Nyong'o , the video is below:

I think this is such a beautiful speech that everyone (not only females) should watch! To me, it does not matter what "colour" your skin is, you should love it and yourself.

The case of the girl who wrote to Lupita about being insecure about her skin is a case that many can relate to, including me. I too have dark skin and sadly, when I was younger, I was quite insecure about it. Fortunately, this didn't last long because I learnt to love myself more. But for others, it does last and there are many people out there who are insecure about their skin and that's heartbreaking. 

Every skin tone is beautiful and you should love your skin because it is part of you and the person that you are! Never let anyone or anything make you feel insecure about it. 

I have finally reached a place where I am loving more and more things about myself (my skin being one of them) and I am so grateful for that. I can only hope that you are in the same place, and if you're not, I really hope that this post or Lupita's speech will be the start of you loving yourself more. 

- Positive Thinking Wins -

Love, Chey x 

Promoting Positivity: Rick Hanson's 'Just One Thing: Accept Difficulty' article.

I recently read an article by Rick Hanson and had to share it with you. The article is about not letting difficult experiences get you down by accepting them, if you would like to read it, click here. I have written a post with a similar message, here's the link if you want to read that too.

I hope Rick Hanson's article and my post both help you, please let me know if they do.

Love, Chey x 
- Positive Thinking Wins -  

Thanks this website to for the image.