AS GOOD AS YOUR WORD

USING MORE POSITIVE LANGUAGE CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE TO YOUR LIFE, REAWAKENING YOUR CONFIDENCE AND BOOSTING YOUR HAPPINESS

WORDS: NATASHA GOODFELLOW AND REBECCA ROBINSON

How do you feel right now? Think for a second and observe the words that come to mind. If you replied along the lines of “Fantastic thanks, everything’s going great,” then well done – you are likely to have lower stress levels, better health and more success in life, love and just about everything than many of us more pessimistic souls. If, on the other hand, your reply was more in the “Alright I suppose/can’t complain/mustn’t grumble” camp, it might be time to start reframing some of those responses. As inconsequential as they might seem, negative thoughts and words can have a huge impact on almost every aspect of our lives. These are the findings of neuroscientists Dr Andrew Newberg and Mark Waldman, whose book, Words Can Change Your Brain (Penguin)…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2018

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