Identify negative thoughts and don't let them ambush you!

My Refocus Workshop Journal

 

Daily Quote: The mind is everything. What you think you become. ~ Buddha

 

Body: Move More! Don’t rely on diet alone. Not only is exercise an excellent stress reliever, research shows that people who do it regularly are more successful at eating healthfully and sticking to other good habits, like not smoking.

 

Mind: Play a game of checkers (in person or online)

 

Spirit: Say a prayer in private. Try using these 4 easy steps.

• Call on your creator
• Give thanks for your blessings
• Ask for your desires, ask for forgiveness for you sins
• Close in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Emotional: Write It Down! Identify negative thoughts and don't let them ambush you, but bring your fears into the open. Make a list of your seven worst fears. Writing them down reduces their power, they just become words on the paper for you analysis.

 

Day Fact: Change is constant.

 

DWP Quote: If it seems easy, you are probably doing it wrong.

 



Make a gratitude list.

My Refocus Workshop Journal


Daily Quote: Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~ Chinese Proverb

Body: Nix the late-night eating. If you eat a lot of excess calories after 8 p.m., you wear them the next morning. Put a stop to this by making sure you have a healthy dinner consisting of lean protein, veggies, and fruit.

Mind: Eat your meals and brush your teeth with your opposite hand today

Spirit: Memorize a bible or spiritual verse. This can be as easy or hard as you like e.g. “Jesus wept”

Emotional: List 10 things for which you are grateful. By creating a gratitude list each and every day, you shift your perspective. New research shows that practicing gratitude may be the fastest single pathway to happiness, health, long life, and prosperity. In a remarkable study performed by Dr. Emmons, people who kept a gratitude journal for just 3 weeks measured 25% higher on life satisfaction after wards.

Here are 5 proven methods:

1. Keep a gratitude Journal.

2. Write a letter of appreciation.

3. Make a gratitude visit. You can express your gratitude in person even more powerfully than in a letter.

4. Make a gratitude list. This can often be a quick pick-me-up.

5. Take a gratitude walk. Many people find the movement and variety of a walk help the brain and heart to work better.

Day Fact: About 284 million people are visually impaired worldwide: 39 million are blind and 245 have low vision.

DWP Quote: "Put sanity over vanity"