Pam's question about the heat, humidity, and mosquitoes of September demonstrates an interesting fact about our minds.
Our minds are like Velcro for the negative and like Teflon for the positive.
Millennia of evolution have created our brains to be on the look-out for danger, so, of course, we are alert to heat, humidity, and mosquitoes. This is called the Negativity Bias. It enabled our cave woman ancestors to survive.
For some of us, a positive outlook goes against the grain. So it takes some mind-training to accent-u-ate the positive.
Begin by noticing the little good things--people, events, situations--in your life. These are probably very ordinary. Write down 3 gratitudes. Right now.
Today the purple asters are blooming.
The chickadees eat seeds out of Bill's hand.
We are going on vacation.
Feel into each one of gratitudes. Savor it. Soak into it in the body.
Smile.
Keep it up.
In time, this positivity and happiness will become natural. But in the meantime, fake it till you make it.
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