Positivity Challenge: Day 2

I think I might have to start over with Day 1 tomorrow. I indulged in some negative thoughts today. 

Now I am in such a place of gratitude. I had to take my stepdad in for a procedure yesterday which was very successful and he had good results from the oncologist today as well. His chemotherapy has been reduced from every three weeks to every six weeks and his tumor markers have dropped by half. He’s still not out of the woods, but this is fantastic news. 

I think his attitude has a lot to do with the level of success he has had. 

I was talking to a coworker today about how our thoughts are always our choice. I was talking about the positivity challenge and how to change your state when you are getting into a negative head space by asking yourself the right questions. She said she didn’t think she could do it. I told her she could if she committed to it. 😉

So I’m going to start again tomorrow and make a better effort. I think that just learning to catch yourself indulging in that negative thought itself is a big learning curve!

Are you participating in the challenge? How are you finding it so far?

No Negativity Challenge – Day 1

So it’s the end of day 1 of the no negativity challenge. I picked kind of a funny day to start because of the election and I had to take my stepdad in to the hospital this morning for a procedure. 

The procedure went well and everything is good, so that’s good news. 

I found myself getting worried while he was having the procedure done, but I was able to catch myself and turn things around and change my state. The people who were working on him did so with love and the highest good in mind. I pulled myself out of negative thought patterns and into positive ones, so I would say that day 1 was a win. 

It may have been an easier day since I was not at my job today and I didn’t have to do much driving and interacting with others. I’m looking forward to day 2!

No Negative Thoughts for 10 Days

So I’m reading Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins and he’s challenging his readers to go 10 days without indulging in negative thoughts. As I was reading it I was thinking about how hard that would be. 

I’m a positive person most of the time, but I have my off days and negative times just like everyone else. In this challenge, if you wallow in a negative thought pattern your 10 days starts all over again. 

I think the point of the exercise is to become aware of the number of negative thoughts we have and the understanding that we have the power to change our thoughts and turn things around at any time. Our life experience is always in our control. 

I’m pretty excited to try this. It will be fun to turn the experiences on their heads and see them from the other side and look at the lessons I’m learning as well as empowering myself to change my own situation. Hopefully I won’t have to start over too many times! Ha ha. 

Are you with me? #nonegativity