Three Positive Things

Three Positive Things

I'm not sure exactly where the idea came from, it may have been something I read somewhere, but this is a positive family activity. It's great for everybody, but can be particulary useful if you have a child who has a glass half empty outlook, ers on the side of pessimism, and can be quite negative.

It's really a very simple idea, but can help change the focus onto positive things. At the end of the day, each person simply thinks of three things that day that have been a positive experience, things you have seen, activities you've done or places you have been etc. It seems to finish the day off nicely on a much more positive note.

It's useful for everybody in the household to do it, lead by example, so adults too. You might also find that once you start thinking of positive things they all start flooding in and then you have loads you can think of, not just three.

So particularly if you have a child who is pessimistic, negative, glass half empty, you might like to give it a try. Just by doing this one thing at the end of the day, we have found we are all more positive and focussed on the good things in our lives.

My three positive things for today are :

1) Seeing the beautiful sunset as we drove along
2) Eating a curly wurly
3) Sitting outside and having a cup of tea in the sunshine