gratitude

Healthy Positive Mindset

/ Robert Bruton / Leave a comment

A positive mindset can greatly improve your quality of life and help you achieve your goals.

Here are some tips for cultivating a positive attitude:

  1. Practice gratitude: Take time each day to reflect on what you are grateful. You help to shift your focus away from negative thoughts and towards the positive aspects of your life.
  2. Set achievable goals: It’s essential to challenge yourself, but it’s also important to set realistic goals. You can help to boost your confidence and keep you motivated.
  3. Surround yourself with positive people: The people you spend time with can significantly impact your mindset. So surround yourself with positive, supportive people, and encourage you to think positively.
  4. Practice positive self-talk: The way you talk to yourself can have a significant impact on your mindset. So make an effort to speak to yourself positively and encouragingly, and try to eliminate negative self-talk.
  5. Find the good in every situation: It’s not always easy, but try to find the silver lining in every case. Maintain a positive mindset even when things don’t go as planned.
  6. Take care of yourself: It’s hard to maintain a positive mindset if you are not taking care of your physical and emotional needs. Make sure to get enough sleep, eat a healthy diet, and take breaks when necessary.
  7. Practice mindfulness: Mindfulness is being present at the moment and focusing on your thoughts and feelings without judgment. It can help you to gain perspective on your thoughts and emotions and can also help to reduce stress and anxiety.
  8. Take breaks: It’s essential to take breaks and give yourself time to relax and recharge by helping to prevent burnout and keep you feeling positive and energized.
  9. Seek support: If you are struggling with negative thoughts and feelings, it can be helpful to seek support from a friend, family member, or mental health professional. They can provide a fresh perspective and help you work through your challenges.
  10. Celebrate your achievements: Don’t forget to celebrate your achievements, big and small. You can help to boost your confidence and motivate yourself to continue working towards your goals.
woman in red floral shirt lying on grass field
Photo by Andre Furtado on Pexels.com

By implementing these strategies, you can cultivate a positive mindset and improve your overall well-being. It may take time and effort, but the benefits are well worth it.

Smooth Under Fire

/ Robert Bruton / Leave a comment

Staying calm under fire is a valuable skill in any situation where you are facing high levels of stress or pressure. Whether it’s a high-stakes meeting at work, a confrontation with a difficult person or a crisis, staying calm can help you think clearly and make better decisions. Here are a few tips to help you stay calm under fire:

  • Take deep breaths: When you’re under pressure, it’s common to take shallow breaths or even hold your breath. As a result, you will feel anxious or panicked. Instead, try taking deep breaths through your nose and out through your mouth. Help slow down your heart rate and relax your body.
  • Please focus on the present moment: When you’re under fire, it’s easy to get caught up in negative thoughts about the past or the future. Making you feel overwhelmed or anxious. So instead, focus on the present moment and what you can do to address the situation.
  • Take a break: If you’re feeling overwhelmed, it can be helpful to take a short break to clear your mind. Step away from the situation and take a few minutes to do something calming, like going for a walk or listening to music.
  • Practice relaxation techniques: You can use many relaxation techniques to help you stay calm under fire. These include mindfulness meditation, progressive muscle relaxation, or deep breathing exercises. Practice these techniques regularly to call upon them when you need them most.
  • Seek support: It’s okay to ask for help or support when you’re feeling overwhelmed. Talk to a friend or family member about what you’re going through, or consider seeking support from a mental health professional.
  • Create a mental plan: A plan can help you feel more in control of the situation and less overwhelmed. Take a few minutes to consider what steps you can take to address the problem. For example, involve brainstorming potential solutions, making a list of tasks that need to be completed, or setting goals for yourself.
  • Use positive self-talk: When you’re under fire, it’s easy to get caught up in negative thoughts and self-doubt. Instead, focus on the positive and remind yourself of your strengths and abilities. Use positive self-talk to boost your confidence and help you stay calm.
  • Practice gratitude: Focusing on what you are grateful for can help you stay calm and maintain perspective. Take a moment to think about the things in your life that bring you joy and gratitude, and remind yourself of these things when you’re feeling stressed.
  • Stay hydrated: Dehydration can contribute to feelings of stress and anxiety. Make sure you’re drinking enough water throughout the day to stay hydrated and help you stay calm.
  • Seek out sources of calm: Surrounding yourself with calming influences can help you stay calm under fire. Including listening to soothing music, spending time in nature, or engaging in activities that you find relaxing, such as yoga.

Following these tips teaches you to stay calm under fire and better handle stressful situations. Remember to take care of yourself and prioritize your well-being in times of stress.

photo of woman leaning on wooden table while looking upset
Photo by Yan Krukov on Pexels.com

The Only Happy Resources You Will Ever Need

/ Robert Bruton / Leave a comment

We all want to be happy! Duh!!!!!

The real monkey wrench is most folks are not. Happy is some now-and-again thing. Smiling is a choice we get to make every waking moment of life. Happy, or sad it’s our decision.

A choice to be happy, yes I can hear so many screaming “I want to be happy you as@ but I can’t” because of this or that. YES, dear friends, you can make a choice to be happy in the middle of adversity! You only need some tools to draw from.

self help, happy, freedom

With a bit of reconditioning ourselves, we can learn to smile amid adversity. No, I am not saying you should say, “Oh boy, I just lost my relationship to a cheating so-and-so.” What I am suggesting is the response could be something more, “thank God; this person is out of my life to make room for someone right for me.”

How we internalize our pain will determine if we live depressed or we live with a free heart. Easier said than done, you say? Not if you recondition yourself for happiness. How you say?

Let’s see, this is in no particular order:

  1. Meditate daily. Learn to meditate to quiet your mind. Your practice will help you find inner peace. Armed with inner peace life’s trials and tribulations will roll off your back.
  2. A spiritual connection with your God, higher power, or whom you call God.
  3. Faith, unwavering faith that no matter how hard you get kicked in the gut. Standing up facing adversity with a power you find when you stay in faith. Knowing in your heart that even if you’re at the brink of destruction, God’s hand will reach in and pull you out. “Now, faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”– Hebrews 11:1
  4. Gratitude is the cornerstone of life. If you cannot find appreciation, you need a spiritual cleanse. We all can find recognition. If your children woke up this morning healthy, imagine the parents who’re children are fighting for their lives today. If you drove to work, imagine having to ride the bus today in the cold. See my point we all have something to be grateful for! Always!!!
  5. Prayer, make it a part of every day. First, don’t beg “please God just get me through this.” God knows what you need, go to him confess what you need to admit to him. Repent of your sins. Then thank him for the favor he shows in your life. “Thank you, God, for my healing favor” “Thank you, God, for my financial favor” ” Thank you, God, for my beautiful relationships.” Talk to God as you would a friend!
  6. Make time for you. This needs to be in the form of a walk outdoors. Get to a park, hiking trail, your neighborhood, just find a place that you can get outside. Why? Walking helps you relieve tension. Further, you can enjoy some fresh air, look around you, and experience nature. Get outside yourself, if only for a moment!

These are six things that if you immerse your life into the practice of, you can find happiness. When you learn to relax, let go physically with Yoga, walking, let go emotionally via meditation, prayer, then you can draw happiness at will.

Let go of the past. If you’re hanging onto the past, let that shi^ go! The rear-view mirror gives you a focused view backward. What that means to you, a constant look at the garbage that you need to leave at the dump. There is a reason the front window is significant, and the rear window is small. What’s ahead of you is FAR more important than what’s behind you!

No matter what your state-of-mind is today. Start! Begin the process of training your noodle to embrace happily. All it takes is retraining our mind to embrace happily. Start right now by throwing your shoulders back, putting a smile on your face and say, “today is my day!” Congratulations you took the first step, KEEP GOING!!!

Buy Me A Coffee

Believe with Unwavering Faith

/ Robert Bruton / Leave a comment

Believe!

 If you don’t have belief in what you’re doing, then stagnation is the result you will achieve. We all must believe in our hearts that which we seek. Peace, prosperity, oneness, or any number of desires your heart has.

self help, happy, spiritual

Learning to retrain our brain to see the outcome of our belief. Believe that what you desire is already apart of your life experience. Be grateful that you have it! Don’t worry about how to focus on the end game result. See in your mind’s eye that which you want. Be grateful for the wisdom, knowledge, and open doors that are yet to come. Don’t let “I don’t have this or that; this will never work” attitude. Get the HOW out of your head. Doors will open in good time when we believe in what we do, work diligently daily towards that outcome of success.

Belief takes unwavering faith!

Faith is taking the first step, even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”—Martin Luther King, Jr.

Buy Me A Coffee

What do you Want? Prayer

/ Robert Bruton / 1 Comment

When we pray, it needs to come from your heart. Many make a mistake begging God, please let me pay my rent, please, please, please, please, please!

Don’t Beg!

prayer, Jesus, God, Hope

Stay in Faith

Going to God in prayer take him the grateful you. Not the needy you. Big difference. “God thank you for my financial abundance.” “God thank you for my renewed health.” “God thank you for bringing the right person into my life.” See the difference?

Pray for the outcome you want. Don’t pray for strength, tell God thank you for your power.

The power in prayer begins with you!

God, I am grateful you’re blessing everyone that reads this!

Buy Me A Coffee

Robert Bruton Nation