Face it--some days you wake up ready to enthusiastically dive into the day, while other days you wake feeling the need for a pep talk.
Upbeat people are no different in that regard. They too experience the full gamut of emotions and difficult life experiences. And some days upbeat people need a pep talk too.
What sets upbeat people apart is they have a low tolerance for sitting too long in the doldrums of life before they jump into actions steering them into a more positive frame of mind.
Upbeat people assess the difficult situations and their options, and then do what they must do to improve their chances for achieving the most positive outcomes.
Upbeat people's thinking and acting habits put them in control of things that matter most to them. They trust they always have another action to take that empowers them and lifts their spirits.
The Upbeat Realist
You might think upbeat people live in La La Land and see with rose-colored glasses. But upbeat people are just realists who struggle to find the best way to get through the tougher times in life faster.
Upbeat people accept the realities of life and find a way to deal with them.
Before you're quick to to accept you're not an upbeat person, ask yourself if you'd like to live your life more upbeat than not. If you desire to be more upbeat most of the time, a small tweak in your behavior is all that's required.
What are the small tweaks you can make in your approach to life to become a more upbeat person?
💓Turn your disappointment into a time for active discovery. Take Action.
💙Take positive actions without concern for the outcome. Don't think about it; just do it.
💚Turn failure into learning experiences.
💛During the tough times, do what you must do without dwelling on it. Step into the water at high tide.
💜Find a way to endure what you cannot escape. Develop a go-to mantra or affirmation to get you started when things go awry.
Decide on the most important course of action and begin. Once you begin, keep going.
I've enjoyed an ongoing dialogue for years with my sister-in-law, Lee, about LIFE unfolding. She sends me a mantra, I send her a picture of LIFE unfolding with her mantra in it. She sends me a photo of peonies unfolding and more renditions of her mantra and I send her a new picture out of her peonies with new affirmations.
When you DO SOMETHING with a mantra or affirmation, you instill a positive frame of mind into a dynamic way of living making it easier to be upbeat faster.
Let your life surprise you. Try out one of Lee's unfolding affirmations below or create one of your own. Choose your upbeat and life affirming mantra, and then live it.
Life is unfolding in a relaxed and peaceful way.
LIfe is unfolding in the most humorous way.
Life unfolds with great ease and calm.
Life unfolds in the most delightful and centered way, with many happy surprises!
Happiness has spread like peanut butter thick upon me, penetrating and soothing my rattled heart.
