Develop Mindfulness
In general, the more mindful and present you can be, the better off you will be. If you can develop your mindfulness to the point where you can spot stress or worry when it arises, then you have a much better chance of being able to let that stress go. This is highly helpful when trying to develop a calm mindset. So find time to sit down for twenty minutes a day and meditate, and you will soon find that you can be much more mindful in the face of whatever your mind may throw at you. That can feel like quite a superpower.
Uproot & Challenge Negative Ideas
We all carry certain unhelpful ideas around in our heads. These might not all that often get in the way or be harmful but sometimes they will, and when that happens you need to make sure that you are doing all you can to try and get to the bottom of them. What’s called for here is simply to uproot and challenge your negative ideas, and in the process you should find that you can much more effectively remain calm, especially if you tend to get stressed about what seems to be wrong in your life.
Try Calming The Body
If you can keep the body calm, this is certainly going to help you to keep the mind calm as well. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to calm the body. Exercise helps, as does keeping a good diet and not taking in too many stimulants such as caffeine, or depressants such as alcohol. You may also decide to shop for natural supplements and try to find something that can help you keep the body calm that way. However you do it, a calmer body will certainly lead to a calmer mind.
Assume The Best
Although it can take some rewiring of the brain, it’s great if you can try to assume the best in most circumstances throughout your life. If you can do that, you will probably find that you feel calmer in general, because you are developing a genuine confidence that you are able to deal with whatever happens, and that what happens is normally better than you think anyway. So assume the best, and watch what this simple change does to your mindset and then to your life. You might be quite astounded at how much it can improve your experience.
Uproot & Challenge Negative Ideas
We all carry certain unhelpful ideas around in our heads. These might not all that often get in the way or be harmful but sometimes they will, and when that happens you need to make sure that you are doing all you can to try and get to the bottom of them. What’s called for here is simply to uproot and challenge your negative ideas, and in the process you should find that you can much more effectively remain calm, especially if you tend to get stressed about what seems to be wrong in your life.
Try Calming The Body
If you can keep the body calm, this is certainly going to help you to keep the mind calm as well. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to calm the body. Exercise helps, as does keeping a good diet and not taking in too many stimulants such as caffeine, or depressants such as alcohol. You may also decide to shop for natural supplements and try to find something that can help you keep the body calm that way. However you do it, a calmer body will certainly lead to a calmer mind.
Assume The Best
Although it can take some rewiring of the brain, it’s great if you can try to assume the best in most circumstances throughout your life. If you can do that, you will probably find that you feel calmer in general, because you are developing a genuine confidence that you are able to deal with whatever happens, and that what happens is normally better than you think anyway. So assume the best, and watch what this simple change does to your mindset and then to your life. You might be quite astounded at how much it can improve your experience.
This is a contributed post.
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So true. Hope you’re well.
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