I have them all the time. And they can lead me down a dark path of negativity. Which is not good for anything.
Negativity makes me grumpy. Mean. I don't like it.
Part of my attempts to get healthy and fit includes mental health and fitness. This week, I've been working on recognizing negative thoughts when they first pop up in my very active mind. I've focused very closely on each thought and have been pretty darn successful in stopping them dead in their tracks. You wouldn't believe how many negative thoughts cross my mind on a daily basis.
Some of this is changing the way I look at things and change it from the wrong way to the right way.
Wrong thought process: This is going to suck. I have to unhook the Wii and hook up the DVD player every single day in order to do the shred. And THEN I have to do it in reverse so that we can watch Netflix if we want.
Right thought process: I'm quite lucky to have the opportunity to do the shred right here at home!
Wrong thought process: I can't do this. It's too hard. (In reference to the shred or running)
Right thought process: I can do this! When I first started running I could hardly go 20 feet--look at me now! And it will get better and better! When I first started the shred I couldn't do every exercise all the way through- now I can do all of level 1 and I'm getting there on level 2! Everything gets better if I work hard at it!
Wrong thought process: I'll be doing this crap the rest of my life. (In reference to diet and exercise).
Right thought process: With this lifestyle change I'm going to live to be 150! (Ok, maybe a stretch, but who knows?!).
Wrong thought process: I have to go on the side of the house to turn that darn pump on every day.
Right thought process: I'm not going on the side of the house to turn that darn pump on every day anymore because I saw a snake over there!
Ok, I'm kidding on that last one. Sort of. But you get the idea. I have to change the way I look at things. And this gets me away from all that negativity which, in turn, makes life so much more fun!
Of course I now have to figure out what to do about those people I come into contact with on a daily basis who are not only surrounded by negativity (the type who walk about with that dark storm cloud over their heads and want everyone to know it's there) but also seem determined to bring the rest of us down with them.
They can only change themselves just as I can only change myself. Meanwhile, I'm going to continue working on changing my thoughts and making life that much more pleasant!
How are your thought processes? How do you protect yourself from cloudy people?
