Your thought process and action tasks presented are very positive. My husband and I were greatly influenced by a book, “You Can Be Happy No Matter What” (author’s name forgotten). It demonstrated how we tend to not only think negatively, but also spread that feeling to others. Take the daily commute event where you get cut off by a driver. You are immediately angry, fume for a bit on your own in the car. Then, you recall the tale to coworkers while getting your coffee. You get angry again, and they get angry for you maybe even sharing their last bad driver story. This occurs again when you get home that evening. Now, all those people got angry over a nothing event. Instead, if you had immediately identified a reason the driver needed to drive as he/she did, “racing to the hospital for a birth”. You negate your anger and are likely to forget all about the event, never sharing it or the anger. You feel better by thinking a “good” thought.

It sounds to easy to be true, but it works. With time and practice you get better at positive thinking. Finding the “good” helps you to feel calmer and happier.

It’s interesting to read another direction to use for positive thinking. Thanks for sharing!