Optimistic Brain Inc.

Happiness... Some people talk about finding happiness. Do you look for external things to make you happy? Do you think people's actions make you happy? Do you think your own actions make you happy?

Happiness is never achieved by any action or thing! Happiness comes from within. It comes from the story you tell yourself about yourself and about your experiences.

Mindfulness is all about understanding your active beliefs at any given moment. This allows you to question them and shift them to something more reasonable and balanced. THIS is the only path to happiness.

Reciting daily Affirmations, Gratitude Statements, and Counter Points that counter our false negative beliefs definitely helps you think and believe happier thoughts automatically over time. Start slowly and work your way up the Optimistic ladder. Be gentle and patient.

Changing your beliefs may take some time but you CAN do it with simple regular exercises! The key is to come up with realistic and gentle thoughts that guide you towards the better beliefs that you want to ultimately get to.

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Lots of exercises... Meditating trains you to be present and aware of your thinking and emotions. Saying Affirmations/Gratitude statements are exercises that help you change your focus to the things that are positive in your life. Focusing on Counter Points allows you to re-frame or change your beliefs by examining the facts that may or may not support them.

All of these exercises teach us to essentially focus on and/or replace our existing negative beliefs with NEW realistic, balanced beliefs that get us moving up the Optimistic ladder.

Pick what works for you each moment in time. It's like cross-training for your mind. We change up the various exercises, so our minds (just like our muscles) don't get complacent with any one exercise. When you do different exercises regularly so your mind does not get bored with just one. Changing up your routine really does work.

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