How positive thinking can transform your lifestyle

Thoughts become things. Unity principle number three states: We are co-creators with God, creating reality through thoughts held in mind. In other words, Thoughts held in mind produce after their kind. As we think: so shall it be.

Penny for your thoughts? Or is it possible to just look around at your world an know how you perceive life to be. If you look at the cup and see it half empty, then it is indeed half empty and more than likely will remain that way. This negative view promotes more of the same. Just as you look at your world and see lack and limitation; that is exactly what will show up for you.

Thoughts and words are very powerful. The Unity school of thoughts suggests that thoughts are infact prayers. What we truly believe will show up in our lives, shows up. If those thoughts are negative than chances are good you are not living in a happy place.

So How do you turn that around? Begin with gratitude. Look at what you do have in your life, even those things that may not seem to be the best and offer thankfulness for their appearance in you life. Each event, each person, each circumstance and each road block has appeared as a result of a desire you held in mind. Perhaps without knowing it, but you have called it forward for reasons you may not yet understand. Grasping onto the understand that everything is a blessing is a hard one to swallow when there is pain or unhappiness involved, but at some point that blessing will be shown to you. Offering Gratitude to the Universe is the first step in transforming your life and lifestyle. Begin a daily gratitude journal where you write five different things everyday for 21 days and see the shifts begin.

Begin to use affirmations and positive words. Affirmations are positive statements. If you feel physically ill, affirm: “I am a whole, healthy and perfect child of God, as such I do not inherit illness. ” Bless and thank your body and ask its forgiveness for any mistreatment you have given to it! Include positive statements in your conversations. If Johnny wants a new toy in stead of saying: “I can’t afford that” simply say: “That’s not in the plan for today, we will look at another time.” As your words become more positive, you thoughts become more positive.

It is not easy to make this shift in thinking. But as you practice you begin to catch yourself more and more. As you use daily affirmations such as “I am prosperous” or “I am a radiant of light of God.” you will start to notice the subtle shifts in your world. You life and lifestyle will take on new meaning and you feel the strength and power of the Universe at work in you life.