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These are words that have given strength and motovation when times haven't been godd. Hope they help you too.

I am convinced that life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% how I react to it
- Charles Swindoll.

Willpower is a negative concept…I prefer the word motivation, because people can't change a behavior unless they have motivation.
- Lori Feldman, psychiatrist

You are the light of thee world- let your light shine before men, that they may see your good work.
– Mathew 5:14

Keep your chin up, very, very high.
– Anonymous

Have an optimistic view of the world.
Most people do the best they can.

Stop negative self-talk: "I'm too fat, too old, etc..."

"Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."
- Abraham Lincoln

"Say to yourself everyday: the grass is green, the sun is shining."
- Anon.

FIVE STEPS

1. Find something positive to say to yourself and repeat them often. Say to yourself:
"I am a very positive person",
"I am very capable",
"I can do anything if I put my mind to it".

2. Think of the cup as half full not half empty!

3. Replace negative thoughts with something positive. Look for the good in every situation.
Say "I can!" more than "I can't!".

4. There is a lesson to be learned from every situation.
Find the Lesson.

5. Keep an inventory of all the happy memories.

Think about them whenever you feel low.

"In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart."
- Anne Frank, 1929-45

ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE
"I don't drop players. I make changes."
- Bill Shankly, Football Coach Club

SIX TYPES OF NEGATIVE THINKING

1. All-or-Nothing Thinking
You think in absolutes, as either black or white, good or bad, with no middle ground. You tend to judge people or events using general labels, for example,” he is an idiot”, “I am hopeless. I will never learn to drive”. You may condemn yourself completely as a person on the basis of a single event.

2. Catastrophizing
You tend to magnify and exaggerate the importance of events and how awful or unpleasant they will be, overestimating the chances of disaster; whatever can go wrong will go wrong.

3. Personalizing
You take responsibility and blame for anything unpleasant even if it has little or nothing to do with you. “It’s my fault.”

4. Negative Focus
You focus on the negative, ignoring or misinterpreting positive aspects of a situation. You focus on your weaknesses and forget your strengths, looking on the dark side.

5. Jumping to Conclusions
You make negative interpretations even though there are no negative facts. You start predicting the future, and take on the mantle of ‘mind reader’.

6. Living by Fixed Rules
You tend to have fixed rules and unrealistic expectations, regularly using the words ‘should’, ‘ought’, ‘must’ and can’t’. This leads to unnecessary guilt and disappointment.

- Dr. Sanjay Chugh, Psychiatrist

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