The Ukulele
In my previous blog, I mentioned how playing a musical instrument can put me in my happy place. I wrote about my first love, the violin when writing my post. While the violin is...
Tagged: positive thinking
Preparing for Gloomy Days
Though mental health doesn’t take vacation days like school does, there’s just something about the end of summer that makes times a little more difficult. Of course, the back-to-school struggles are always real, but...
The Bigger Picture
I recently stumbled upon this quote, and I’ve been thinking about what it’s saying and wanted to share what I thought of it. I feel that many times during a struggle or a time...
Learning A Balance Of Attitude
Last school year, I joined a new student organization at the University of Pittsburgh called Creative Minds Driven to Overcome (CMDO). I had the idea that service should be a fun, enjoyable experience for people...
Changing the Mind’s “ANTS”—Automatic Negative Thoughts
There’s a myth that has circulated for a long time that we have somewhere between 50,000 and 80,000 thoughts per day. This would mean that each minute, we’re thinking 35 to 50 thoughts. The...
Getting Help: Where to Start
Mental health problems don’t only affect adults. Children, teens and young adults can have mental health problems, too. In fact, three out of four people with mental health problems showed signs before they were...
Change Your Thoughts—Change Your World
How does this make you feel? Do you allow things to upset you that you could let go of? What can you change about your thoughts that would make you happier?
Learning A Balance Of Attitude
This semester, I joined a new student organization at the University of Pittsburgh called Creative Minds Driven to Overcome (CMDO). I had the idea that service should be a fun, enjoyable experience for people to...
Flow: The Secret to Positive Attitude
In his TED talk, world-famous Hungarian psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi asks, “What makes a life worth living?” He emphasizes that money (and holiday presents, and external praise) cannot make us happy, and he has studied individuals who...
I think I can I think I can I think I can…
Photo credit: SortOfNatural via: Flickr Positive self-talk can be an effective tool in boosting your mood. You can also reduce stress by eliminating negative self-talk. Learn more about the power of positive self-talk and stress management. Start...
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