{"id":1788,"date":"2017-05-05T08:21:24","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T13:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nearariver.com\/?p=1788"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:23:10","slug":"replace-negativity-improve-health-near-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/replace-negativity-improve-health-near-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Replace Negativity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>How to replace negativity with positive thoughts to benefit your life.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever spent time with a constant complainer?\u00a0 It takes time to learn to just let his complaints roll off your back. His complaints drain you emotionally. The negativity gets to you.<\/p>\n<p>Medical science has proven that negativity is not good for anyone.<\/p>\n<p>Negativity rewires your brain.\u00a0 Keeping your mind focused on criticism, worry, and the bad things that have happened to you enable your brain to think about negative thoughts more often.\u00a0 Your thought patterns wire your brain to react positively or negatively to whatever situations you may face.\u00a0 Negative thoughts rewire your brain to be anxious or depressed.<\/p>\n<p>Negativity also damages your body. It damages your brain by shrinking the hippocampus, the part of your brain that helps you solve problems and think intelligent thoughts.\u00a0 It causes your body to release the stress hormone cortisol.\u00a0 Cortisol impairs your immune system, makes you more susceptible to health conditions like obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and high cholesterol.\u00a0 It also makes your brain more likely to have strokes.<\/p>\n<p>You can avoid negativity or even rewire your brain to respond in a positive way. Here are a few strategies to rewire your brain to be positive.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Have a gratitude attitude.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When you want to complain, think about something you are grateful for.\u00a0 You might even keep\u00a0 list of things you are grateful for with you at all times and read it when you want to complain.<\/p>\n<p>A gratitude attitude reduces cortisol by 23%.<\/p>\n<p>Constantly think about what you are thankful for.\u00a0 Keep a journal and write about what you are thankful for.\u00a0 Look around you and find things to be thankful for, no matter how small they may seem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Being thankful rewires your brain and reduces anxiety and depression.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Focus on the good.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The more you think about what is good, the easier it is to think about what is good.\u00a0 Thinking about good helps your body to produce less cortisol.\u00a0 It helps you to feel better emotionally and physically.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Eliminate futility in your life.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Because I have struggled with depression, anxiety, and PTSD for many years, I have learned to continually remove useless things from my life.\u00a0 Useless things include anger, putting others down, wanting revenge, holding a grudge, and not working with others.<\/p>\n<p>I have learned to forgive those who have hurt me and replace useless thoughts and actions with productive and positive ones.<\/p>\n<p>Eliminating futility makes me feel much more positive.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Feeling anxious?\u00a0 Depressed?\u00a0 Think positively.\u00a0 Positive thoughts improve your physical and mental health!\u00a0 They are a natural way to improve both anxiety and depression.<\/p>\n<p>Parents, it is a good idea to teach your children to think positively when they are young.\u00a0 Role model positive thinking.\u00a0 Tell your children why you always do your best to think positive thoughts.\u00a0 And when they complain, redirect their thoughts to positive thoughts.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Let the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/encouraging\" slimstat=\"5\">encouraging words<\/a>\u00a0in these\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/river\" slimstat=\"5\">near\u00a0a\u00a0river<\/a>\u00a0posts help you<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">soar like an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/eagle\" slimstat=\"5\">eagle<\/a>\u00a0above life\u2019s storms.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Need a hug?<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/home\/please-read-sad-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words\/\">Are you sad today?<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Struggle with depression?<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a 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href=\"https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/dictionary\/english\/reading-book\" data-slimstat=\"5\">reading book<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">is available on\u00a0Amazon.com\u00a0and\u00a0Barnesandnoble.com.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Buy BJ\u2019s\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/river\" slimstat=\"5\">Near\u00a0a River<\/a><\/u>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/encouraging\" slimstat=\"5\">encouraging\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/eagle\" slimstat=\"5\">eagle\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/dictionary\/english\/reading-book\" data-slimstat=\"5\">reading book<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/child\" slimstat=\"5\">children<\/a>\u00a0you care about today!<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: 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Have you ever spent time with a constant complainer?\u00a0 It takes time to learn to just let his complaints roll off your back. His complaints drain you emotionally. 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