You can rewire your brain and change your bad thoughts to good thoughts. Here’s how to do it…

Our brains are complex organs. They can do the math, they can do English and they can also obsess. Sometimes, they get filled with negativity and no matter how hard we try, the negative obsessive thoughts won’t go away.

Psychologist Alison Ledgerwood who gained notoriety in her latest TEDx talk can help you with positivity. She has amazing tips on how to change not just the way your brain thinks, but your own behavior. She learned, from personal experience, how negative the brain can be and how we can be so self-destructive. Instead of thinking ‘wow, I’m good,’ we automatically think ‘oh no I am bad.’

Ledgerwood says we can change these thoughts. We do have to work hard to see the upside of things, but we can change our brains.

Here are her 10 things you can do daily that will start rewiring your brain from negative to positive.

1. Start a gratitude journal.
2. Share the good news with others.
3. Be joyful.
4. Be kind
5. Be forgiving
6. Be tolerant
7. See the good rather than the bad
8. Acknowledge your sad feelings, then move to the happier feelings.
9. Be present.
10. Be in the moment.

These ten pointers make good sense. Talk about or write down the things you are grateful for. You will see there are definitely more than you think. Share good stories with other people instead of focusing on the bad stories. Remember to feel joy, even in the smallest of things. If you are kind and polite to others, others will be kind to you. Meditate if you can, or remind yourself to be present in whatever task it is you are doing. Always be aware of others and be aware of yourself. There is something called self care for a reason. Practice self care and the good thoughts will start flowing in. Good luck!