Identify A Positive
- think about your day and identify one positive thing that happened, no matter how small.
- Once you have identified a positive thought, draw your attention to that thought each time you find yourself dwelling on the negative.
- This will come naturally after some practice, but first you have to give your wandering brain a little help by consciously selecting something positive to think about.
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