Positive Attitude
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“Nothing can stop a man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal, and nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.” -- Thomas Jefferson
"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine; but a broken spirit drieth the bones." -- Proverbs 17:22
“It is not your aptitude (natural ability), but your attitude (thoughts/feelings) that determines your altitude (level of success).” -- Zig Zigler
There are thousands of studies on the impact of attitude on health and longevity:
Positive Value of the Serenity Prayer: God, grant me:
Improving your attitude (positive thoughts/feelings) will improve your life (quantity and quality)!
What can you do to brighten your outlook on life (improve your attitude)?
Wake up early:
Get a head start on your daily tasks:
Daily outdoor Exercise:
Plan ahead:
Expect the unexpected:
Get and stay spiritually connected:
Be thankful:
Spend time with positive people:
Claim and live God’s promises:
"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine; but a broken spirit drieth the bones." -- Proverbs 17:22
“It is not your aptitude (natural ability), but your attitude (thoughts/feelings) that determines your altitude (level of success).” -- Zig Zigler
There are thousands of studies on the impact of attitude on health and longevity:
- Positive mental attitude = Better health and longer life (Stronger correlation than obesity to reduced lifespan)
- Anger = more Heart Disease (270% increase)
- Anxious, Unhappy, Depressed = more High Blood Pressure (200% increase)
- Frustration, Tension, Sadness = more Coronary Artery Disease (200% increase)
- Chronic Worrying = more Heart Attacks (250% increase)
Positive Value of the Serenity Prayer: God, grant me:
- The serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
- The courage to change the things I can; and
- The wisdom to know the difference.
Improving your attitude (positive thoughts/feelings) will improve your life (quantity and quality)!
What can you do to brighten your outlook on life (improve your attitude)?
Wake up early:
- Time for a devotional.
- Eat a healthy breakfast.
Get a head start on your daily tasks:
- Reduces stress.
- Increases confidence and optimism.
Daily outdoor Exercise:
- Increases blood flow throughout your body and to your brain.
- Just a 10-minute walk can have a calming, yet energizing and uplifting effect.
- Each active 5-minute break will help you feel and think better.
Plan ahead:
- Less stress.
- More efficient.
Expect the unexpected:
- Understand that things often do not go according to plan.
- Turn your obstacles into opportunities.
Get and stay spiritually connected:
- Grow your relationship with (dependence on) Christ.
- Attend weekly church services for worship, fellowship, and mission.
Be thankful:
- “When life sends you waves, learn how to surf!”
- Focus less on yourself and more on others.
- Outward thinking improves and protects mental health.
Spend time with positive people:
- People naturally take on the emotions around them.
- Intentionally choose to be around people who add joy and love to your life.
Claim and live God’s promises:
- A joyful heart is good medicine. -- Proverbs 17:22
- For the happy heart, life is a continual feast. -- Proverbs 15:15
In achieving your goal of living to 120, a positive attitude is an important habit upon which you can build a healthier lifestyle.
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