5 mindset shifts that changed My life
Image courtesy Instagram
As positive as I aim to be on a daily basis, I must say this is never always the case. Good Vibes come and they go just like anything else we experience.
On my personal self development journey I’ve had many days when I did not feel positive at all. The more I started to dig deep and uncover parts of myself, the more uncomfortable I became. A simple way in which I dealt with those low vibrational moments was by learning how to identify what I was feeling.
In my many moments of feeling defeated, I gave myself grace to process those emotions. I cried, negative self talked myself to death, and scolded myself with the shoulda, coulda, woulda’s. I started giving myself a time limit to get it out of my system and re-calibrate. This act has allowed me to evolve so quickly on this journey.
A few mindset shifts added a new perspective to how I handled myself when I am feeling down and when I am feeling all the way up. Since this journey is never ending I wanted to share a few things with you.
Here are 5 mindset shifts that added so much relief during challenging moments.
POSITIVE SELF TALK
This is the most important one! I promise you that speaking kindly to yourself (even if you don’t feel like it) works wonders over time. Create a gracious inner dialogue for yourself. Use positive affirmations as much as possible. Practice daily journaling even if its for five minutes a day. Writing down how you feel is so valuable. Remember, If you do not speak positively to yourself nobody else will either!
PRACTICE MINDFULNESS
Practice mindfulness by understanding how you feel at any given moment. Pay close attention to how you feel especially after you have been in certain environments and around certain people. Acknowledge when you feel sad or relaxed after spending time with someone. This might be a key indicator to set boundaries and limit your access to certain individuals.
ATUNE YOUR PERSPECTIVE
Be real with yourself and Identify why you see things the way you see things. Then decide if that way is the only understanding or is there any other thought process you could open your mind too. Ask yourself if your current lens in which you view yourself and the world is a good reflection of the life you dream of? This process can take weeks or months or years to work through so take your time.
DO NOT COMPROMISE
Make certain you are not compromising your overall well-being for anyone or anything. Think of all the things you cannot negotiate and be true to those things. If you need to bend do it because you feel its the right thing to do for you and you only. Do not do it solely to please others, to make a good impression, or because this is the way you or other individuals have always done things. Authenticity is key!
WORRY LESS
Worrying take us out of the present moment. We start to worry about past experiences only to start worrying about our further experiences. Both are out of our control. One has already happened and the other is yet to arrive. Take special care to be as present as you can. Enjoy this moment as we cannot control all things. In fact, the only thing/person we can control is ourselves.
As you continue to move forward on your own self growth journey keep an open mind and include some new habits along the way!