20 Simple Ways to Bring Positive Energy into Your Life Right Now

By Denise Hill

If you want to stay positive when facing challenges and negative situations, here are 20 things you can do to help revive your positive energy:

1. Enjoy nature
Spending time in serene natural environments has been scientifically proven to lower stress levels, improve working memory and provide a sense of rejuvenation.

2. Perform random acts of kindness
Finding ways to put a smile on the face of others allows you to be a positive force in the lives of others.

3. Develop an attitude of gratitude
Noticing and appreciating the positives in our lives is a great way to lift your spirits and provide yourself a mental boost

4. Take a mental break
Exhaustion is the silent killer of positivity.

Learn to take breaks when things get overwhelming. Do something that gives your mind a break from whatever challenge you are facing–and that could just mean taking a nap.

5. Laugh
Laughter strengthens your immune system, boosts mood, diminishes pain, and protects you from the damaging effects of stress.

Find a way to laugh–often.

6. Hang around with positive people
In the same way that stress and negativity are contagious, so is happiness.

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”. Choose carefully who you allow into your circle.

7. Look for the silver lining immediately
Training yourself to look for the lesson and find the bright spot not only eases the burden a little, it also slowly begins to transform your entire thought process.

8. Breathe deeply
Breathing exercises help expel toxic air from your body and refills your body and more importantly–your brain with fresh air. It clears your mind and allows you to regain mental clarity. One moment of clarity at the right time can change everything.[7]

9. Don’t dwell on negativity
Avoid dwelling on downers. Focusing on negatives isn’t just unpleasant, it also makes you less effective in tackling other tasks you face. Negativity produces more negativity.

10. Engage in positive self-talk
Talk to yourself. Tell yourself things are going to turn around and will work out in the end. Say it out loud.

11. Talk it out with a friend
Find a positive friend or confidant to talk to. Talking helps you hear the problem, admit and discuss your feelings and it gives you another set of eyes and ears working on the problem.

It also reassures you that someone has your back and that emotional support makes a difference. Think of it as a low-budget therapy.

12. Take a walk
Scientists have found that one of the best ways to chase the blues away is by going for a walk.[10] A brisk Walk or calms you down by sparking nerve cells in the brain that relax the senses.

13. Engage in rigorous exercise
When you engage in vigorous physical activity, the “feel good” brain chemicals are released that ease feelings of negativity. It distracts you from your issues, and it physically relaxes you, decreases anxiety and depression.

14. Sleep
Proper rest is a critical part of maintaining a positive attitude.

Researchers discovered that subjects who were limited to less than 5 hours of sleep a night for one week felt significantly more stressed, angry, sad, and mentally exhausted. It’s hard to maintain a positive mindset under those conditions. Get some sleep!

15. Journal
Journaling is a great way to deal with overwhelming emotions. It provides a healthy outlet in which you can express yourself and manage your emotions and overall mental health.

16. Play hooky
Taking the occasional break from the daily grind is fun, freeing and necessary.

Figure out what makes you feel alive and happy and do that. Whether it’s watching Netflix in your p.m.’s all day or kayaking down a river–the goal is to have fun–whatever that means to you.

17. Treat yourself
Rewarding yourself with “me time” and celebrating who you are as a person is vital to sustaining a positive outlook.[14]

Find small, meaningful and healthy ways to indulge yourself from time to time.

18. Move through your day mindfully
Worry and dwelling on stressful thoughts with are optimism assassins. Living mindfully involves consciously deciding to be fully present in each moment.

When you throw all of your attention, energy and resources on the now, you don’t have the space for negative thoughts or worrying

19. Take care of yourself spiritually
Paying attention to and investing in yourself spiritually is something most people neglect.

Take time to feed your soul and keep the mind- body-spirit connection strong by engaging in spirit enhancing, contemplative activities such as meditation, prayer, reading spiritual materials and/or attending religious services.[17]

20. Celebrate small wins
Celebrating small victories is one of the quickest ways to give negativity the boot.!

Instead of focusing on pending doom or sulking over losses–actively seek out and celebrate the things you do well and the things you did get right today.

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