Cultivate positivity

4 Ways to cultivate positivity! ⁠

⁠Cultivating positivity improves your mental wellness and well-being. Start today by practicing these simple steps!
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• Notice and allow yourself to experience negative emotions.⁠ Most of the time, negative emotions such as sadness, shame, guilt, fear, and so on get a bad rep. These emotions are normal and okay to feel. Practice acknowledging the emotion and find healthy ways to cope. Lastly, remember, feelings don't last forever. 

• ​​⁠Recognize unhelpful thoughts and negative self-talk. Then move towards challenging and reframing them.⁠ Reframing is a fancy word for changing. Try replacing each negative belief with three positives.  

• Validate your experiences.⁠ The key to validation is acknowledging your experience non-judgmentally. Validating is also an excellent tool for you to practice on with others.  

• Change your mindset. Look at mistakes as learning lessons.⁠ Mistakes have a negative ring to them. Instead, when reflecting on something that didn't go the way you expected. Focus on what you can differently the next time or even the positive takeaway.  

⁠How will you cultivate positivity in your life?