We know it is important to keep our body in shape in order to achieve our dreams and other pleasures in life. It is also equally important to be mentally fit. Only correct thinking and actions can lead our way to happiness.
Here are quick and yet simple 7 things you need to do and see the amazing results for yourself. Once you feel satisfied with the result, induce these steps as a part of your daily life and see how life turns out great for you.
Show gratitude – On day 1, prepare a small list of just 5 things that makes you happy. Most of us, like me usually think what is NOT going right at this moment. By thinking negatively constantly, we are exposed to unwanted stress, which complicates the matter. Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to force your mind to think what good things are also happening in your life along with the bad. By doing so, you will be able to calm your mind and think a way for solutions rather than fuming and fretting.
I love you: I am sure by saying I love you, there is no need to explain the end results. These three magical words should be used many times. Negative emotions of envy or hatred will create unexplainable pain within ourselves and drains away our energy. If you have deep hate within you for someone, just surprise him or her with these words. Mind you, you are doing it for yourself. Therefore, on Day 2 try out saying I love you to any one person in this whole world. He could be your parent, a friend, a person whom you recently fought with, your life partner or simply a stranger. You do not have to necessarily say I love you, a simple smile from your heart conveys the same meaning.
I forgive you – It requires real courage to forgive someone. But if you do manage to do that, you will feel unexplainable sense of happiness within you. You can induce this habit of forgiving people in your way of thinking. But as of now, as a part of your promise on Day 3, just forgive one person whom you hate. Go up to him or her and talk normally as if nothing really seriously happened between you and him. You only need to let go of that inflated ego and anger. Your brain will take care of the rest.
Give out a compliment – We all like people to praise, pamper and adore us. The moment we receive compliments from some one for anything good in us, we feel extremely happy. How about giving back one compliment to someone on Day 4? Try this out, you will feel happier to give out meaningful compliments than you actually receive them. The secret of this is the smile and the warmth you notice in the other person when you compliment.
Be Responsible: I know you are smart. You can duck away from a complex situation. You can out rightly blame others for any wrong happenings. I do not have a super brain to understand you, but I also do the same thing and most humans have the same tendencies too. However, on Day 5, I would request you to take at least one responsibility of any mistakes you committed in the past. Go upfront and say you are responsible. Watch out, how you feel enormously light, once this episode is over.
Face the Fear: Life is indeed uncertain and so are the events. Fear is deep rooted in most of us. However, what makes the BIG difference is successful people take help of fear to overcome problems. On Day 6, if you have been holding back something just for the fear of failure, it is time to face the situation point blank. Just give it an honest try. You may succeed or you may not, but what matters the most is the satisfaction level rising in you for having tried out rather than just sitting on the fence and imagining a failure situation.
Aim for Success – On the final Day 7 of our quest for happiness and sound mental health, all you need to do is write one of your strong desires in a list and resolve to yourself that you will give everything to achieve this dream. The stronger the desire, your mind gains tremendous strength and you will be guided by an unknown force to see that the desire is fulfilled. Of course, needless to say the proposed goal has to be objective with good intentions.
It has been time tested and proved that these small 7 steps will go a long way to maintain your mental strength. After all, you like me crave for the need a healthy body with sound mind, don’t you ?
