Changing The Way
...and others. I am a worst case scenario thinker. So I set a goal for myself and I tried to stick with. Throughout the project I tried to learn how to be a more of a positive thinker in my daily life. I used a journal to track of my progress and I reflected back on my life by doing this I was able to learn something about myself and how to over come my daily challenges with my problem.
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My goal for this project was to train my brain to be more of a positive thinker. I chose this because I never want to be known as the mean, grumpy and negative old lady who is not happy with the way she lived her life. I don’t want to look back on my life and say what if I would have done things differently. My problem was and continues to be, I am always thinking negative thoughts about myself and sometimes others in my family and friends circle. I always think I will fail at every single thing I touch my hands to. I did not really have a lot of faith in what I could do.
Usually writing for me and keeping track of my faults and ways to improve myself is not something I can do easily. I always say yes I will change or yes I will stop and then never do. This time was different because I decided to keep a journal throughout this project, I really enjoyed doing this. At first it was not easy to stay consistent with, but after the second week it just became something natural for me to do. On days that I forgot to write I felt as though I was missing something. By keeping this journal I was able to go back and read what I had wrote down and it made me realize by keeping this I am able to reflect on my life. It’s just like playing a game. I was able to realize what I did wrong or right the first time around
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and in the future when the situation comes up I know how to deal with it.
Another way to help accomplish my...
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