Don’t you wish reframing your mindset could be as easy as pressing Alt+Shift+Delete? It’s possible to refresh your perspective — and change your outlook on life — by taking time each morning to stop and take stock of your circumstances. While that may sound like a huge challenge to overcome and might inspire you to instead hit the snooze button, overcome that urge and try different tactics to redirect your thinking. Here are four ways to reset your thinking.
Many guided meditations, either on a music service or meditation app, encourage breathwork and visualization. Your sessions can be short; five minutes a day can provide you with a framework. Mantras like “I am in control of the outcome of my day” or “Today can be a great day if I allow it to be” give you the focus and confidence to decide how you want to show up for yourself, family and friends, and at work.
Taking this time to focus can alter your perspective from stress in the moment to gratitude in a matter of minutes. Getting out of bed can be tough. Setting an earlier alarm to practice yoga may be out of the question.
However, making a consistent 20-minute date with your mat allows your body to take the lead and your mind can follow. This practice has positive effects, including providing a burst of dopamine, . helping you let go of stress and giving you a stretch of time to think.
Putting pen to paper provides you with the space to say what’s on your mind without worrying about what others think. J.