Act it out
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Act it out
To quickly get beyond self-defeating thoughts, get yourself
busy with empowering behavior. When you can't think your way
out of a despairing mindset, start acting your way out.<P>
One positive action can neutralize several hours worth of
negative feelings. Get your body moving and doing something
useful, and your mind will quickly follow along.<P>
If you don't feel like helping yourself, then find someone
else for whom you can do something positive and useful. Even
a gesture as easy and seemingly insignificant as a genuine
smile can make a big difference.<P>
When you want to start feeling more positive, then act like
it. Stand up straight, hold your head high, walk confidently
forward, and you can literally feel the difference it
makes.<P>
You may not believe your own thoughts, yet you cannot help
but believe your own actions. When you take positive action,
your whole being takes notice.<P>
Get up, get going, and act the way you would like to feel.
And suddenly, that's exactly the way you'll be.<P>
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