How Simply Feeling Good Can Make Your Life Better

How Simply Feeling Good Can Make Your Life Better

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By Angela Atkinson

“The greatest gift you can give yourself is joy, not only because of the feeling that goes with it at the moment, but because of the magnificent experience it will draw to you. It will produce wonders in your life.” ~Jack Boland

Have you ever fallen ill during or shortly after a very stressful time in your life?

Have you noticed that it happens often?

Stress, left unchecked, can cause a host of illnesses and disease, including solvable issues like backaches and insomnia, and more grave issues like cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Stress has also been blamed for various women’s health issues, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke and more.

Many people report that stress affects their love lives, both intimate and otherwise, their digestive systems and even their skin. Headaches and emotional problems are other common side-effects of stress.

If you’re constantly stressed, you might notice that you get more colds and infections too. That’s because stress lowers your immune system’s ability to protect your body.

So, basically, stress is bad–bad for your body and bad for your soul.

The Only Way to Eliminate Stress: No Assembly Necessary

I’m going to warn you now that what I’m about to say may seem overly simplified, but hear me out. There’s only one way to eliminate stress–and it takes no special tools or books or classes. In fact, all you need is an open mind.

If you want to get rid of the stress in your life, you have to decide to feel good. And then, you have to actually do it.

Why Feeling Good Will Eliminate Stress

If you’re familiar with the basic concept of the law of attraction, then you know that your emotional state, the way you feel, determines your vibrational frequency.

Your vibrational frequency–your “vibe”–attracts the types and quality of the experiences you have. So, simply put, feeling good will bring more good into your life.

How to Start Feeling Good, Right Now

You’ve got to change your mind to change your life.

You can start by just choosing to feel good–and when you feel negativity creeping up, intentionally turn your mind away from it and focus instead on something good–something you really want–because no matter what you’re focusing on, you’ll be bringing more of it into your life.

So why not focus on something good?

That’s where my friends come in this week.

Get By With a Little Help From My Friends

I polled my Facebook friends with a simple question: What makes you feel good about yourself and your life?

I’m sharing their answers with you here in the hopes that they might give you a bit of inspiration to use the next time you’re having trouble finding something good to focus on.

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“Exercise is a big one for me.” ~Christina

“My kids…they make me glow!” ~Stephanie

“My sexy shoes make (me feel good) about myself when I’m out on the town.” ~Gail

“What makes me feel good about myself and my life is the fact that my mother is proud of me! I have tried and failed for 31 years until I became the responsible mature adult she always pushed me to be…and I love it!” ~Melina

“Sweating out toxins.” ~Layla

“The fact that I love being a registered nurse. I had a patient my last 6 days of work who absolutely adored me. my last day of work I discharged her, she told me she wouldn’t ever forget me. She reinforced the fact I love what I do for a living.” ~Andrea

“When I stop and think about the awesome, interesting friends that I have. Seriously, I am amazed by the people I have crossed paths with and those who have chosen to not run away.” ~Sarah

“I feel the best when I know I’m making a difference. I think that’s what sets a dead end job apart from one that is fulfilling–the feeling that what you are doing actually means something.” ~Jennifer

“I feel best when I’m helping others, whether mentally or physically. Knowing that you have the ability to make others smile makes it all worth it to me.” ~Shelly

“Having the wife I have, who truly has inspired and motivated me over and over–and her forgiveness knows no bounds! Being a good fisherman, discovering I’m going to be a good nurse…now those things feel good in life!” ~John

“When I read the authors who influenced me years ago and I re-discover how I am made –standing on the shoulders of giants.” ~Nance

“Watching my kids. Devlin came in the house today from Cub Scout camp…he just had this walk about him. Taller, more confident posture and such an innocent smile. Made me feel good about my choices in life!” ~Anjanette

So how about you? What makes you FEEL GOOD about yourself or your life? How do you raise your vibrational level?  Tell me in the comments!

 

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Stop Being a Hater: It Makes You Ugly

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gossip-girls-w347x346“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.”  ~Eleanor Roosevelt

The other day, I overheard a rather uncomfortable conversation between two women standing in line at Target.

They were clearly discussing a woman they both knew, and one of the two wasn’t mincing words with her thoughts–and, to be honest, she was entirely negative about the woman they were discussing. And that’s putting it mildly.

She hit on everything from the woman’s weight and physical appearance to her marriage and parenting. She attacked the woman’s career choices, her home and even the car she drove–and it only got more personal after that.

Read more: How and Why to Eliminate Toxic Thinking

Let’s call them Betty Blissful and Gail Gossip, shall we?

With each insult and bit of hateful gossip Gail spat forth, Betty seemed to grow more uncomfortable. And when Betty tried to defend the woman, Gail seemed to grow more agitated.

While I had no idea who the woman was, the petty things Gail was saying made me think less of her–and I am talking about Gail herself, not the woman she was tearing down.

Negativity is Ugly

We all know someone who thinks they’re better than everyone else or who can’t walk into a new room without finding 15 things to criticize right away.

And we know people who are always spewing negative words, thinking negative thoughts and feeling negatively.

But here’s the thing.

You might not realize it, but when you sit around and gossip negatively about your friends, family members, co-workers, neighbors–it doesn’t reflect so much on the people you’re ripping on–it really reflects on you.

And for the record, I didn’t think any less of the woman I overheard Gail and Betty discussing–I actually thought less of Gail.

Have a Heart, Huh?

gossip recipeNo matter how negatively you perceive someone, she is still human, and you can’t know what happens inside her head.

Maybe if you could, you wouldn’t feel so angry/threatened/frustrated.

Remember that everyone has his own issues, his own worries and concerns–and often, we have no idea what our friends and family members are dealing with, much less co-workers and acquaintances.

If you change your mind, you can change it all.

Ways to Stop Gossiping and Start Loving

  • Have compassion for other people. Imagine what it’s like to walk a day in their shoes.
  • If you wouldn’t say it to my face, don’t say it behind my back.
  • Speak and react with love, always. (This can be hard, but practice! It feels good!)
  • Focusing on what is good in the world and the people around you.
  • Read more: Create New Habits, Spur Positive Change

Check Yourself, Redirect Yourself

When you do have negative thoughts, make a point of intentionally noticing and ‘cancelling’ them. Decide what you’d rather think about or focus on, and get started right then.

Do you find yourself engaging in negative gossip? Do you want to stop? What are your best ideas or tips for doing that? Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments section, below.

 

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