There are few people found doing more juggling and multitasking than most mothers do on a daily basis. Routines and multitasting is hard enough on the best of days, but having children always leaves the possibility of that extra complication with the unexpected. Fatigued and worn out moms may take a look at the mountain of laundry and the extra-long to-do this on the fridge and ask themselves what the whole point is.
One attitude able to be developed by all busy mothers is positive thinking. We’re not talking about just getting through today, but to make the endeavor productive and pleasurable at the same time. It has been long known to psychologists and physiologists that any negative thoughts not only have an impact on the mind, but on the body as well. If you are already overloaded and have to run on autopilot, the simple idea of that pile of laundry may be the last straw before you reach exhaustion.
Substitution of Positive Thoughts
Your own reaction to all aspects of your busy days requires a positive attitude. While you always have the option of feeling helpless and plopping yourself down on the sofa, a more productive approach would be to get going and motivating yourself to get moving. You will reap in the benefits of this action’s results. By giving yourself a ‘can-do’ attitude could be the initial step to including and practicing this bit of effort so it becomes part of your daily outlook on things.
While some people are predisposed to either optimism or pessimism, this act of negative thinking is often a learned attitude that can unlearned with some work. Start identifying any of your patterns towards either negative or possible thinking. If one or more of the following examples are easy for you to identify with, you may have just found your starting point to working this out.
Disregard of the positive: The work day has come to an end, and that mountain of laundry is still sitting there. One can easily forget all the things you did accomplish during the day, and place all focus on what actually was completed during the day.
Self-blame: It may very well be your fault that the chores aren’t completed as scheduled, but berating yourself over it will only magnify the feelings of inadequacy and failure. Many times we must remind ourselves that we are, after all, only human. Taking responsibility for those things which are out of your control will only reinforce those feelings of negativity.
All or nothing thinking: If you’re prone to ‘black or white’ solutions when making an assessment of situations, you are possibly setting yourself up for more negativity. Very few people can attain perfection.
Disastrous thinking: If you always expect the worst, or consider a minor setback to be a sign that the item on your list or step you have to take with be a disaster as well.
You can obtain positive thinking by taking a step back in order to make realistic assessments of any situation. Keep in mind the most mundane of tasks can be turned into a positive action if you work at it. Think of the pleasure you and your family will get when you have clean clothes to wear, and warmth in your home when it is cold. Replace the thoughts about how boring it is to clean the house with thoughts of less stress and the satisfaction received from having a tidy home. Remember at the same to be grateful to have a home to clean! For so many, that isn’t even an option…
The power of positive thinking will improve your efficiency, motivation and energy at the same time it endows you with peace of mind and contentment.
Resource: http://www.isnare.com/?aid=351606&ca=Self
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