Making a Positive Mindset Your Favorite Accessory

So I’m still in the land of hibiscus flowers, palm trees and leis (of the flower kind, not the, well, other kind), Hawaii. Today is the day after our friends’ wedding, which means I’m probably nursing a sore head. Just as well I teed up a guest post eh?

Today we have Dani from Positively Present visiting us in the land of the lemmings. Dani is living proof that you can not only change your attitude but change your life as well. In her own words, Dani is “a former Eeyore learning to live positively in the present moment”. I think it’s safe to say, she’s no longer an Eeyore and would now give Tigger a run for his money! She’s an inspiration to many (me included). The popularity of her blog Positively Present (plus sister blog, Hope Springs Internal) and the strong community around both is testament to that.

Over to you Dani…

Making a Positive Mindset Your Favorite Accessory

“Sometimes you need the right accessory,” she said.
And I said, “I know…
Sometimes it takes me an hour to pick the right head.”
And she just ignored me.

Story People

I love accessories, so of course, when I read this quote it grabbed my attention immediately. And when I got to the part about choosing the right head, I sat back in my chair and stared at the words.

Picking the right head every morning, like an accessory, is an interesting concept. What if we had an assortment of mindsets, or “heads,” laid out before us every morning? What if we had the option to choose what head we would wear for the day? I’m pretty sure if that were the case, most of us wouldn’t be reaching for the angry or unhappy mindsets, thinking, “Oh, today I think I’d love to be really angry. I’m going to put on this angry head today.”

No, I think if all of our various mindsets were laid out before us, we’d probably go for a happy mind, a peaceful mind, or an easy-going mind. I’m pretty sure most people would go for a positive mindset if given a choice to slip it on as if it were an accessory.

Do you want to know the truth? We can wear different heads, different minds, just like accessories. Just like heading to your closet for a pair of shoes or a colorful scarf, we can reach into our minds and pull out the mindset that sets the tone for our day.

I remember, as a child, loving the movie Annie. Though I can’t say I remember all that much of it now, I do recall a scene when Annie sings, “You’re never fully dressed without a smile.” As I grew older, I recall thinking that was the cheesiest thing I’d ever heard. You’re never fully dressed without a smile? Puh-leeze. Back then, in my mind you weren’t fully dressed without the best labels and the latest trends. Smiles were meaningless to me.

But not anymore. Now I realize that a good attitude – a happy head – is the best accessory you can put on when you start your day. Annie was right; no matter what you’re wearing, you’re never fully dressed without a smile.

That being said, it’s not always easy to wake up and start your day with a positive attitude. Sometimes we have good reasons for being angry or unhappy. Sometimes we just plain don’t feel like waking up. Whatever the reason might be, starting off the day by screwing on the right head might not be easy, but it is important.

Just like choosing the right accessory can significantly impact an outfit (in a good or bad way), so can your attitude significantly impact your day.

Overall, I think changing your attitude is the best thing you can do for your life, but looking at it as an overall lifestyle change can be really overwhelming at times. For that reason, I think it’s often a good idea to focus on changing your attitude on a day-to-day basis. Don’t think about changing your attitude forever. Think about changing it today.

Think of it as an accessory – something you can put on now but take off later if you hate it. I guarantee that if you choose a happy mindset, you’ll see such great changes in your day that you’ll want to put on that happy head again the next day. Before you know it, your happy mindset will become your favorite accessory, like a comfy pair of tennis shoes (or trainers?) or a cozy pair of mittens. Before you know it, you won’t want to take your happy head off, no matter what’s going on with the rest of your life.

You’ll find a way – just like people often do with their favorite accessories – to wear your happy mindset with everything, to repair it when it gets worn down, to lend it to a friend in need. It will, in time, become your favorite thing and you will not be able to imagine what you ever wore before.

Getting used to a new, positive mindset can be tricky sometimes so take it one day at a time. Wake up every morning and remind yourself that you’re going to choose to have a happy head. Get out of bed every day and tell yourself that, even if it’s just for today, you’re going to accessorize with happiness.

Without even realizing it, if you choose happiness every day, your life’s wardrobe will become saturated with positivity and it will no longer feel like something you have to choose. Just like when you have a pair of shoes that you always go for because they are the most comfortable, your positive attitude will be so comfortable that you’ll grab it off the shelf without even thinking about it.

So, go on, take a look in that closet of yours and choose happiness. Starting today, look in the mirror, and make the decision to beautify your life with positivity. If you make the choice every single day to put on your happy head, soon that positive mindset will be as comfortable and as familiar as your favorite accessory.

About the Author

Positively Present is Dani, a twenty-something who, after years of living under a dark cloud of woe-is-me, has decided this will be the year she focuses on the positive. This will be the year she lives in the present, turning all of her attention toward making her life more positively aware. You can visit Dani on either of her two blogs—Positively Present and Hope Springs Internal—or follow her on Twitter @positivepresent.

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