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Two weeks ago I read that a negative thought can linger in our minds for up to 24 hours, while a positive one lasts only about 8 - and so aiming for a 3:1 minimum ratio helps rewire. Sort of the grounds of meditation, but numerically. Since then, a friend and I have been sharing our three positives of the day almost every night, whether big or small. Simple, but meaningful 💜 What are your three positives today? #asknostr

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Today I woke up 🥳 I've gotten to do a peaceful morning routine while my puppy is still sleepy 🥳 and I'm about to make some coffee 🥳 Little positive things still count. But I have faith the day will bring me even more 🥰
Love this! I try to take the time to notice beautiful moments. My phone is full of pictures of flowers, or a tree with the backdrop of a pretty cloud, a cat sleeping on the sidewalk, etc. But persistent negative thoughts are often the result of negative subconscious beliefs and require some deep, intentional, re-wiring.
This is one of the most powerful things you can do right now.
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Two weeks ago I read that a negative thought can linger in our minds for up to 24 hours, while a positive one lasts only about 8 - and so aiming for a 3:1 minimum ratio helps rewire. Sort of the grounds of meditation, but numerically. Since then, a friend and I have been sharing our three positives of the day almost every night, whether big or small. Simple, but meaningful 💜 What are your three positives today? #asknostr
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1. Our missing trash can magically reappeared on the street, and was empty. 2. I have good reception to an FM station that plays tunes mostly from the early sixties. 3. Our landlord brought us home made cookies. As an aside, one method I used (amongst several others) for getting out of ~30 years of depression, was to list a minimum of 10 things I'm grateful for every day. I did my best to not repeat an item from the day before, in order to stretch the neuronic pathways to more areas of life/perception/reality.
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Oh my god the missing trash can happened to me where I used to live many many years ago, and I was flabbergasted when it reappeared! Hahaha That's a lovely landlord 💜 Wonderful exercise! I'd definitely struggle with not repeating in a long list, so I'll give it a go! looking forward to what might come up. Thanks for sharing your experience ✨ you've done amazing