At times if we have experienced a couple of events in our day that we perceive as negative, our minds can start to build on those events and begin to perceive our whole day as rough, or bad or negative.
One great way to keep our minds more balanced in their perspective is to spend a few minutes each day recapping experiences that we found enjoyable or positive. We recommend that you actually write those experiences down so you can reference them later. That is what this Daily Deed is all about.
Spend 10 minutes each day listing positive experiences from your day.
Over time, you will build a journal of positive experiences which can helpful to review on days when you may struggle to keep negativity at bay.
Research out of the University of Miami recently demonstrated that in 10 weeks, those who wrote about gratitude were more optimistic and felt better about their lives compared to the group that wrote about things that irritated them or had no instruction. Also, the group that expressed gratitude also had fewer visits to physicians.