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I have been doing some soul searching recently. I realized that I have been thinking negatively about many aspects of my life, both personally and globally. Part of it is due to the bombardment of injustices going on every day in America; part of it is just my own habit of seeing the glass half empty. I’ve written before that I tend to think more pessimistically than I do optimistically. Some of that is my own doing, and some is the way I grew up and the people I was around. I have control over my thoughts if I really want to change them. I’ve written before about how being mindful and changing negative thoughts into positive ones can improve our state of mind. In this post, I’m diving deeper into positive thinking, what it is, and how to master the art of thinking more positively. 

We’ve all been there. Surfing the web and being hit by non-subtle advertisements for something that you had no idea existed but now are ready to make a spontaneous purchase just because it looks so darn cute. Or practical. Or efficient. 

We all can remember the last time our equilibrium fell by the wayside. Maybe it was overindulgence in some tempting libations or fancy food one night. Maybe it was an overzealous gym workout and the next day the soreness in your muscles caused slow and cumbersome movements. Maybe it was even that one time (or several) when Netflix got the better of you and before long, you lost track of time and watched the entire season of a show in one sitting. Whatever the vice, I bet you could kick yourself afterwards.