I used to have a journal that I referred to as My Bi*ch Book. The theory was, if I had one place to put all of my complaints, I would “get them out of my system” and not complain or think about them again. In actuality, the opposite was true.
Bringing all of those complaints into physical reality by writing about them solidified them, making them more tangible and concrete. It put more negativity into the universe.
Now, instead of focusing on the negative, I choose to focus on the positive by “expanding it,” a concept from Rick Hanson’s book, Buddha’s Brain.
I look for the positive, even the littlest things, and in all experiences.
I spend a few seconds focusing on the positive experience before moving on.
And I imagine absorbing it into my bones or in my core being, as a sponge absorbs water.
