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Two weeks ago I read that a negative thought can linger in our minds for up to 24 hours, while a positive one lasts only about 8 - and so aiming for a 3:1 minimum ratio helps rewire. Sort of the grounds of meditation, but numerically.

Since then, a friend and I have been sharing our three positives of the day almost every night, whether big or small.

Simple, but meaningful 💜

What are your three positives today?

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Troy 0mo ago

1. Our missing trash can magically reappeared on the street, and was empty.

2. I have good reception to an FM station that plays tunes mostly from the early sixties.

3. Our landlord brought us home made cookies.

As an aside, one method I used (amongst several others) for getting out of ~30 years of depression, was to list a minimum of 10 things I'm grateful for every day. I did my best to not repeat an item from the day before, in order to stretch the neuronic pathways to more areas of life/perception/reality.

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Vanessa 0mo ago

Nice! I try to do a list of grateful things in my head for a few mins when I first wake up. Definitely has helped get rid of stressful and negative thoughts

Juls 0mo ago

Nice one! Never thought of doing it in the mornings, great set up for the day

Juls 0mo ago

Oh my god the missing trash can happened to me where I used to live many many years ago, and I was flabbergasted when it reappeared! Hahaha

That's a lovely landlord 💜

Wonderful exercise! I'd definitely struggle with not repeating in a long list, so I'll give it a go! looking forward to what might come up. Thanks for sharing your experience ✨ you've done amazing