Positive thinking. You know you need to think positively and be positive for so many reasons: to stay healthy…physically and mentally, to be a good friend and attract more friends, to be a desired employee, and in order to create what you want in your life.  But for most of us, positive thinking doesn’t come naturally.

Human beings seem to like to focus on what’s not working, as opposed to what is working.  We tend to dwell on the errors and the mistakes we, and others make.  We also seem to pay more attention to what is lacking, what’s missing from our lives and from the world.  This might be an evolutionary thing.  Our Cro-Magnon ancestors had to be aware of constant danger and changes in their environment and make adjustments accordingly in order to survive.   However, now that we’ve got the survival thing down, it’s time to let the focusing-on-what’s-wrong thing go.

This isn’t to say that we should turn away from everything that isn’t working right and simply repeat positive affirmations pretending it’s not there. Not at all.  Of course we need to look at the things that need to be addressed in all areas of our lives…and then address them.  The funny thing is that those who have a positive, grateful frame of mind seem to do this more easily…and with less drama.   Those who are always focused on what’s wrong do a lot of complaining, but rarely take any action to change their circumstances. 

The good news is that we have choice about what to dwell upon. And, as the Law of Attraction states: the more we focus on the negative, the more we are drawing that into our lives.  So, it behooves us to begin to pay attention to the direction our thoughts are drifting.  And, as you might guess, practicing proactive gratitude helps  to do just that.

When we are grateful for the good in our world, our vibration is lifted and our consciousness is naturally infused with positive thinking.  It’s a simple practice that reaps gigantic rewards.  Again, the steps are:

1. Like a detective, be on the lookout for everything that goes well throughout your day, as well as the beauty that’s around you.

2. Celebrate those things….even the littlest of things.  Allow the joy of those positive experience to flood your mind and body. Give a woo-hoo. Sing and dance. Allow yourself to feel blessed.

3. Document the good stuff daily. Write down at least 5 things for which you are grateful in your journal, or here in the comment section on the blog.

Like all change, it’s easier to do when you have support. So if you’d like to be supported in your efforts make this change, consider becoming a member of our Intentional Creation Club.  Click the link in the right hand column for more information about that.  Or join our active gratitude community on Facebook at The Gratitude Experiment on Facebook.  

Many blessings!