We live in a world full of challenges, setbacks, deadlines and negative thoughts. In between all of this, a positive mindset can turn out to be a powerful remedy against all the odds. Being positive does not mean repeating affirmations during  adverse situations. A positive mindset is way beyond that. When you start accepting your failures as experiences, your challenges as opportunities and you start focusing on the solution apart from the problem, it all leads to a positive mindset.
In this article, we are going to discuss the impact of positive thinking on our overall life. We will also share some practical tips by which we can live happier and healthier life.

1. The Science Behind It: It is scientifically proven that when we focus on the positive side of our life, when we focus on the positive emotions, we are tend to experience more satisfaction and more happiness in our life. Positive thinking opens the full potential of our brain and we are able to visualize what we really want.

If anybody practices positive activities such as gratitude, resilience and optimism, they are supposed to lead a good life. Positive mindset is nothing but focusing on the good and not dwelling upon the negative or bad events of our life.

2. Why to Choose a Positive Mindset: Choosing a positive mindset does not mean that you keep on ignoring all the failures or the bad events of your life. It simply means that rather than dwelling on the negative side of the circumstance, trying to find a vision, trying to visualize the best out of a situation.

Now the question arises “Why should we choose a positive mindset?” So the answer is – we should choose a positive mind set so that we can improve our mental, emotional and physical health. By improving all these, we can lead a happier life, a life with healthy relationships, healthy bodies, healthy minds, healthy souls, more satisfied and fulfilled living.

3. Know the Impact: Our brain is not easy to fool, so it is really necessary for us to know the impact of a positive thinking. As the basic science says – our brain controls our whole body, so when we feed our brain with positive thoughts, it spreads positivity throughout our body.

So positive thinking does not only impact our mental health but it also has a huge impact on our physical health. Many studies and research have shown that people with a positive mindset have lower level of stress, reduced inflammation and better heart health as compared to those who constantly think negative.

Cultivating positivity will help you in boosting your immune system as well, which in return will help you in fighting against the diseases and illness.

4. Positive Psychology and its Benefits: Being positive is not just about feeling good all the time and smiling in sad times – it is more than that. Another thing is that, you cannot force positivity on yourself or on somebody else.  It is something which comes from within but you can take external help to channelize it.

When we practice positive psychology, visible results can be seen on our physical as well as mental health. If you practice positivity long enough, you will be able to reduce your stress drastically which will reduce the chances of depression, anxiety, heart problems, etc. Positivity also gives you the strength to deal with the ups and downs of your life.

5. Tips for Cultivating Positivity and Developing a Positive Mindset: You can consider positivity as a skill which can be developed with practice and time. Given below are some tips which you can use to cultivate positivity from within:

• Do Self-Care: Just like charity begins at home, positivity begins from your own self. Try to practice self care by doing activities that are beneficial for your physical and mental health. Try doing exercises, Yoga, meditation, hobbies – any such activity that brings you joy.

• Be Thankful: It is very easy to take things for granted. As humans, we mostly ignore the things that we get easily or which are a part of our daily life. We are not thankful for all those things, situations or people. Practice gratitude each and every day. You can choose any one of the two times for doing this – either first thing in the morning or the last thing before going to bed.  You can make a diary or a journal and everyday write at least two or three things which you are grateful about which you are thankful to have in your life. The power of positivity is that it will give you more and more things to be grateful for.

• Positive Thoughts vs Negative Thoughts: Positivity is difficult to purse you but negativity comes even without invitation. Whenever there is a storm of negative thoughts arising in your brain, try to challenge it with more and more positive thoughts. It won’t be easy at first but gradually you will develop a habit of challenging your negative thoughts with an even stronger positive thought. You can use self-talk and try to give yourself realistic alternatives that will help you in solving the problem instead of simply dwelling upon it.

• Recalibrate your surroundings: Try to surround yourself with people who have an positive mindset towards life. If any negative news brings you anxiety or nervousness, try to avoid that news. Try to read or watch such content that brings positivity into your life.
People with positive mindset always focus on the solution. Being surrounded by them will help you in improving your mindset as well.  

• Look for the solution: If there is a problem about which you are sitting and thinking for hours and hours, ask yourself this question- “Will this overthinking and over-analyzing help you solve the problem?” If the answer is “no”, then move away from the problem and move towards the solution. Try to think about what can be done to make this situation easier for you and then start taking action.

Benefits of positive thinking have huge impact and it cannot be ignored. It takes time in cultivating positivity but once it is done, you are over almost 50% of your life obstacles already. It not only improves our mental health but it also helps us in a staying healthy and maintaining a good physical health. You can train your brain into positive thinking by practice and focus. It is indeed difficult to stay positive in adverse situations but gradually step by step you can bend your mind towards positivity. If you had able to develop a positive mindset, you will be able to watch your life transform in front of your eyes in a better way. Good luck !