One way to hang on to that feeling
when we are not exercising is by focusing on the positives.
“Taking time to learn the skills to
self-generate positive emotions can help us become healthier, more social, more
resilient versions of ourselves,” Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, a psychologist at
the University of North Carolina reported in the National Institutes of Health monthly newsletter.
Spend a few minutes each day focusing
on some of the good things that happen to you. Before you go to bed each night,
think about three things that went really well that day.
“Bring gratitude with you everywhere you go,” says Joanna
Mueller of Goodwill
of San Diego County.
“See the good in every situation, and you’ll be well on your way to becoming a
Master of Gratitude!”
Learn more about how a client of Leap
to Success turned her challenges into opportunities and found the good in each day:
