Kate Flowers is a self-taught, passion filled, plant-based advocate and Health Coach. With an extensive early background in dance she jokingly claims to have received her nutrition and physique expertise from the world of Classical Ballet. Kate was born in New York City and lived in Cincinnati, Ohio from the age of nine where she attended a performing arts school for 8 years. After acceptance into the professional Trainee program at Joffrey Ballet School in NYC, she made the decision to graduate high school at the young age of 16. Unfortunately, dance had taken a serious toll on her body and she found herself with knee injuries at a young age, hindering her from continuing a full time career in the Performing Arts. After a few years of acceptance and soul searching, Kate found herself diving into the Health and Wellness world. Since 2009 she has been studying the effects of a holistic plant-based approach to health. While experimenting with these health principles on herself, she worked for many years as a life coach. Her passion is expressed in assisting clients in managing their lives, time, and improving overall levels of happiness and fulfillment. Kate’s  determination in helping others reach their goals is undying and undeniable.

In 2013 Kate started working as a health coach and is honored to be a part of the transformation of each person she encounters.  She has witnessed the power of fruits, vegetables, and other plant-based whole foods heal and reverse disease and discomfort in many people.  Some of the many benefits include:

• Weight Loss
• Improved Vision
• Healing IBS
• Improved Energy and Stamina
• Healing Eczema
• Improved Mood
• Mental Clarity
• Healing Seasonal Allergies
• & More

Aside from her studies in dietary planning, Kate attended The Hair Design Institute , a cosmetology school in NYC, and graduated in December 2011.  Her understanding that outer beauty is simply a reflection of the beauty within is a motivating force in her desire to better herself and others.  When healing from within begins it is a great source of joy for Kate to see those she helps flourish in external aspects of their lives as well.  Light hearted fun makeovers that may include hair and makeup can be a playful and exhilarating part of the process!  She feels connected to so many aspects of creativity, beauty, and health that working with her can be a full-on life transformation. Kate’s  passion for photography is utilized  in viewing the linear progression of her clients. She genuinely thrives when assisting others in discovering the best version of themselves. Some have remarked that they feel as though they are seeing themselves for the first time! Kate asserts  that everyone has the ability to live with purpose, meaning, and depth. Unveil your truest sense of you and “grace yourself” with the richness of Kate and the wonderfully competent team at Lauren Grace Living.  

An explanation in simplest terms about the difference between Prebiotics and Probiotics. What are they? Why do we need them? Does our body produce them? Is one better than the other?

We have all had that rock bottom moment before. Where you have no choice, but to change. As painful as rock bottom is, it is easier to make a change when you are in that state. Simply because you have no other options. It is either stay at rock bottom, or make that shift. A classic example of this is someone who makes a decision to adopt a healthy lifestyle after having their first heart attack. If they want to live they have no choice but to eat healthier.

It is much harder to make that change before hitting rock bottom. The stakes aren’t so high yet. You are less motivated. However, if you do decide to make a change earlier on when you feel that first intuitive nudge you’ll get to avoid rock bottom all together! Then you can skip out on all that tragedy and drama that us humans are so addicted to. Life doesn’t have to be such a rollercoaster. You can hit a few bumps in the road and make some minor adjustments, before you completely crash and total your car.

Take a second to evaluate your life. How are you doing in every area? Are there a few areas that you aren’t quite happy with? Great, now you know what parts of your life you need to make a change in. Identify these areas and decide what needs to change. Do you have to do something different? Hold different beliefs? Start taking new actions? Figure out what changes need to take place then commit 100% to making these changes. Go all in. 

That might sounds scary to you, but believe it or not going all in is a lot easier then going in 75%. When you are fully committed to making a change it leaves no room for excuses or exceptions. You made the decision to change and there is no going back. But when you are sort of committed to making a change you might as well not bother. With that type of attitude you will hang on to every excuse imaginable as to why you can’t change just yet, and little progress will be made. This is what Yoda was talking about in Star Wars when he said “Do or do not. There is no try.” Very wise. Don’t try to change, just do it.

Change doesn’t have to be as difficult as you think. Just follow these two simple rules:

1. Decide to change before you hit rock bottom. Don’t wait for tragedy to strike.
2. Commit 100% to changing. Go all in.

There is no going back now. Welcome to your new life.

This primal wiring makes it is all too easy to fall into the trap of putting more focus on our problems, rather than on our victories. You can witness this just in our every day conversations. We spend a lot more time talking to people about what’s not working in our life, instead of what is. The more we practice this behavior the more conditioned it becomes. Unfortunately as humans we’ve practiced this way of thinking for generations! It is such a conditioned thought process at this point that positive thinking can feel unnatural, or unrealistic. Sadly someone that walks around talking about how great their life is and how happy they are with themselves is seen as bragging and egotistical. Perhaps it’s time that we evolve and changed that perception.

Now trying to out think your brain into only noticing the positive is a bit futile. You are never going to escape that fear mindset completely, but you don’t have to buy into it. The key to taking control over your thoughts starts with awareness and intention. First you have to recognize when your mind is in fear mode. Next you have to consciously choose to see things differently. This is where I like to play a little game called “what’s going right?” It is similar to the childhood game “I spy,” except you are specifically focused on looking for the good in any given situation or circumstance.

Here is a good example of how this can play out. I am writing this blog at 4:00am. Why? Because my alarm mysteriously went off at 3:30am. I got up thinking that it was morning only to realize 10 minutes after I was up and about that it was the middle of the night and I could have slept for another 3 hours. Immediately my brain went into negative mode and launched a multitude of fear based thoughts. Stupid alarm clock. WTF?! Now I am way too awake to go back to sleep. Great, and I have a really long day today! How am I going to get through it? It’s only Tuesday now I am going to be tired all week. My brain kept going for a good 20 minutes, manifesting every worst case scenario possible that would result from my lack of sleep. But I stopped myself at this point and became aware that this current mindset was not going to help me get through the day. I had a choice here. I could get swept up in the negative chatter and spend the rest of the day complaining to everyone I come across that I barely got any sleep. Or I could look for what’s good about this situation. Like the fact that it gave me time to write this blog, which I wouldn’t have had otherwise. I had tons on my to-do list today and since I am up so early I get an extra jump start on my day. It’s also a great excuse to indulge in some coffee, which I reserve only for days like this. My alarm going off early can be a blessing or a curse. If I leave it up to my primal wiring it’s going to be a curse. But when I consciously interject with a positive spin on the situation it becomes a blessing. 

Understand that it is perfectly normal for your brain to go into fear mode or take off on a negative rant when presented with a challenging situation. The key is to catch this rant as soon as possible and turn it around. Make it a game, even if you don’t feel like playing at the moment. Try asking yourself, what’s great about this situation? And in general make a daily effort to ask yourself, what’s going well in my life right now? The more you practice this the more conditioned you will be to turn your thoughts around and start looking for the positive.

We all have problems. But I guarantee if you start paying more attention to what’s going right in your life you’ll realize that the good in your life far outweighs the bad. The best way to make this a habit is to consciously play this game every day for the next 40 days. This will actually start to create neural pathways in your brain that wire you to look for the positive. You may never be able to override your fear based wiring completely, but you’ll be able to switch into positive mode a lot faster. Try it. The only thing you have to lose is your fear, anxiety, worry, anger, and depression. And you might just find that your life is actually way better than you realized.

Your Gut Thinks First

Your gut is home to a wide variety of bacteria. You have your good bacteria made by Short Chain Fatty Acids that helps to promote a healthy intestinal environment. But you also have several “bad” or pathogenic bacteria living inside your intestinal walls as well. This can be a combination of yeast and candida, parasites, and other not so nice microbes. Now keep in mind that all these different forms of bacteria are living beings. Just like any other living being they want to thrive and not die. This means that each bacteria has an incentive to create an environment in which they can live and multiply. Candida, for instance, loves sugar and alcohol. Feed it some dessert and a martini and candida will multiply and spread throughout the body at a relatively fast rate. When candida thrives it causes all sorts of issues in the body from bloating, to allergies, depression, and even cancer. If you have brain fog and are feeling unmotivated you may have a good amount of candida overgrowth. Now I could go on and on about candida, but I what I want to emphasize is that these different forms of bacteria have a direct affect on your mind.

Your gut is also home to the majority of your neurotransmitters. These neurotransmitters communicate directly with your brain via the Vagus nerve to release Seratonin, Dopamine, Gaba, etc… The health of your intestinal tract will have a direct influence on neurotransmitter signaling. Another interesting aspect is that all the pathogenic bacteria in the gut can influence that signaling as well. Since candida lives on sugar it can actually send signals to your brain which will make you crave sugar! When you start to actually go after candida and starve it out, the sugar cravings increase. I’ve seen this time and time again with clients. Even with clients that don’t have a sweet tooth, they all of a sudden get insatiable sugar cravings. Remember that candida is a living being and it doesn’t want to die, so it will do whatever it can to survive. In this sense your gut is literally your second brain.

Hormones out of Whack?

For any woman that has experienced PMS or Menopause you understand what a profound affect hormones have on your mind. Men are not exempt here either. Low testosterone will lead to depression, and on the same token too much testosterone will lead to anger. A little too much estrogen can send you into anxiety and overwhelm for both men and women. Your hormonal pathway has a direct effect on your neurotransmitter signaling as well. At our office we do a saliva hormone panel to get an accurate read on all your sex hormones throughout the entire month long cycle. With all the panels we’ve run, we have never seen anyone come back with normal hormones. It’s no wonder everyone feels over emotional and out of control at times! Regulating your hormones is key for anyone suffering from depression, anxiety, or anger.

Metals on your Mind

One unfortunate outcome of the industrial age is that our environment, food, and water are all contaminated with Heavy Metals and Chemicals. When these metals are introduced into your body they attach themselves to neurotransmitters and various endocrine glands. The charge from all these metals literally scrambles your nervous system and will also affect your entire hormonal pathway. Sadly kids today have a higher amount of heavy metals in their system then adults. This is due to the fact that heavy metals and chemicals are passed through the umbilical cord. The Environmental Working Group did a study in 2009 that showed over 240 toxic compounds were found in newborns at birth! This means that children are already born with a heavy toxic load before they are even introduced to the environment. Generationally this is getting worst. We run a hair panel at our office that tests for a variety of heavy metals in the tissue. The kids always have higher amounts then their parents! Not surprisingly one of the major areas that heavy metals affect are brain function and firing. Autism and ADHD are a direct result of this affect. Depression, anxiety, OCD behavior, and aggression can all be linked to heavy metals as well. It should be noted that Heavy Metals and Chemical Toxicity have a devastating affect on multiple functions in the body and are the root cause behind many different diseases. But the direct affect it has on brain function and mood is undeniable.

Adrenals in Overdrive

In the midst of an unhealthy gut, unbalanced hormones, and an overabundance of heavy metals, you have your poor little adrenal glands doing their best to keep up. Your adrenal glands help you regulate stress by releasing various hormones to allow your mind and body to adjust to whatever current stressor you are dealing with. One of the ways the adrenal glands do this is by releasing certain excitatory hormones to keep you on high alert. For instance if you were running from a wild animal your adrenals would be pumping out these hormones so that you can run and escape. It is the same rush of hormones that you get when you are about to give a speech or do a presentation. The problem in this day and age is that our adrenals are “on” too often. We simply have too many stressors. When the adrenals turn on full time you can feel constantly on edge and anxious. This is very common after experiencing a shock or major loss. Post traumatic stress sets in and the adrenals are in overdrive, reacting to any little thing. Often people suffering with over active adrenals feel anxious all the time. Many of these same people are put on anti-anxiety meds which is not fixing the underlying issue with the adrenals, it is simply covering up a symptom. Keep in mind that your adrenals are responsible for releasing over 50 hormones in your body, including your sex hormones. If the adrenals are off, the rest of your hormones will be off too. Trust me, addressing the adrenals is not something that you want to ignore.

It’s in your Genes 

We recently introduced an advanced DNA panel to our practice. This panel shows us where you have a glitch in your DNA and what your bodies methylation pathways look like. Methylation is basically a biochemcial view of how your cells communicate with each other. When we are looking at these panels not only will it show us your genetic disposition to different diseases, but it will also show us what chemicals in your brain are firing or not firing. Your genetic pathway may be setting you up for a lifetime of anxiety and nervousness, that is unless you change your genes of course. Your DNA is not set in stone. It can be changed, as long as you have a clear picture of what pathways need to be corrected. If you feel like you have been prone to depression or anxiety your whole life your genes may definitely play a role, and it is worth taking a look at.

As you can see there are numerous physiological reasons for why you may be battling depression or anxiety. Now keep in mind that all the self growth and spiritual work is still very important. Despite what is going on for you physically, you want to do your best to look on the bright side. But drugs aren’t the answer, treating the root cause is.

This was a brief overview and I’ll go into more depth on each of these subjects in future blogs and videos. If you are interested in learning more or seeing if you would be a good candidate for our program you can set up a 90 minute educational consult by calling 941-806-8548. This session can take place in person or over Skype, and is a great way to get an in-depth understanding of the underlying causes of disease that are affecting you and what you can do to heal your body and your mind.

Case in point. The other day I was listening to a great inspirational audio on how to see the best in others and learning to react from a place of love no matter what the situation. I got the message, nodded my head in agreement as I listened. I know this stuff I thought, I get it. Others are a reflection of ourselves. If we come from a place of love, love will be reflected back to us. Just moments later I had a brief interaction with someone that I have had some conflict with lately. This person knows how to push my buttons and the interaction had me fuming! In two seconds I had forgotten everything that I had just listened to and understood so well. I went on a 30 minute rant to my partner about how pissed off I was at this person and how justified I was in my anger. While he let me blow off some steam he was also quick to point out that I should really apply some of the spiritual material that I study to this situation. That of course pissed me off more.

But I wasn’t angry at him, I was angry at myself. He was right, I know this stuff, but I don’t always apply it. My first reaction isn’t always that of a spiritual person, but more of a human being.

“We are spiritual beings, having a human experience.”

The key to remember about this statement is that while we are all essentially spiritual beings (soul, all one, light, etc.), we are still having a human experience. In other words, we have an ego, and that ego doesn’t always play nice with others. That ego wants to defend itself and its position. The ego is always right, even if it’s wrong. The ego wants to be better then others. The ego can also be really motivating. That little bit of healthy competition can push you to become better, smarter, stronger. The ego is our human self, with all it’s desires and complications. Yes the ego needs to be kept in check, but it is also very much apart of our human experience.

So if at our core we are essentially spiritual beings, how do we stay enlightened in the midst of our very ego driven world? I don’t think I have all the answers, and I certainly don’t get it right every time. But I believe that it starts with our intention. If every morning we intend to be the best that we can be. To come from that place of love and compassion in all our interactions. To intend to see others in their best light. That’s a good place to start. Now you may not make it through the day with only love in your heart. If you have to interact with other humans throughout your day there is very likely to be some thoughts of anger, jealousy, sadness, frustration, etc… sneaking into your consciousness. The key to handle this is to develop a sense of awareness. Realizing that in the midst of ranting and complaining you are not coming from your highest self. Awareness is key. Recognizing your behavior without judging it. This is not about beating yourself up for going off your path, this is about being aware of your state and your reactions. With awareness you can change your state. You can look at things from a different perspective. Eventually, with practice and patience (a lot of patience) you can get yourself back into a state of love and peace.

Being human isn’t easy. We are going to mess up, probably multiple times every day. I believe that is one of the reasons why we are here. To learn, grow, and evolve into the spiritual beings that we really are. We aren’t here to be perfect spiritual beings. Just human beings, doing our best every day to let our spiritual self shine through.

I stared at the various self help books waiting for something to pop out at me. I had no idea who Wayne Dyer was, but for some reason his book, There is a Spiritual Solution for Every Problem called to me. I picked it up and checked out without even opening it. When I got home and began reading the first few pages I literally felt my whole world open up. His words spoke a truth that deep down I knew, but had forgotten. My eyes were definitely opened, and I would never view life the same. 

I have had many spiritual teachers during my life, but I consider Wayne Dyer to be my first. This is why I was so deeply saddened by his recent passing. But I am forever grateful for his work and his words, that have and will continue to transform millions of lives. In honor of Wayne I am highlighting the most profound lessons I’ve learned from his teachings. These lessons may be simple. You may have heard them before. But they are deep truths that we always need to be reminded of.

Don’t die with your music still in you          

This was a common phrase that Wayne use to say. At the ripe old age of 25 I though my career path had been chosen. I went to college, studied this major, spent a lot of money, etc.. That was it. There was no changing my mind, even if I was unhappy. The thought of going back to school was insane to me at the time. But Wayne’s words encouraged me to ponder the possibility of changing my career. Of pursuing something that I really loved, and would be good at. Still the thought of more schooling was overwhelming. Until I heard Wayne ask the question in one of his books “how old will you be when you graduate if you go back to school?” I answered in my head, 30. Then he asked, “how old will you be in 5 years if you don’t go back to school?” A light bulb went off in my head. I got it. I went back to school. Thank you Wayne, I am now doing the work I love.

How people treat you is their karma. How you react is yours. 

Another Waynism. This sentence said it all for me. When someone comes at you in a combative manner that is their choice and their karma. You don’t have to get pulled into their drama. Easier said then done, I know. Our ego loves a fight, our spirit only offers love. The trick here is that when you respond with love any hatred that is being projected onto you will dissolve, or disappear. It is rare that a person will keep hurling their anger at you when you are coming from a loving space.“Conflict cannot survive without your anticipation.” Wayne Dyer.  This does not mean that you are a doormat. Love is powerful, not weak. I do my best to always apply this principle now and it is amazing how empowered you will feel. No matter what the other persons behavior is I know that I am coming from a good place with loving intention. At that point there is no need to fight or argue, I already won.

You cannot be lonely if you like the person you are alone with

As a completely codependent 20 something, those words hit me hard. I was terrified to be alone. I would rather be in an unhealthy and unhappy relationship then by myself. Because, I honestly didn’t think very highly of myself. I never really attempted that whole self love thing. While this was a foreign concept to me there was something in those words that appealed to me as well. Maybe I could be happy on my own. Maybe I could spend a whole weekend with just me, myself, and I, and have a grand time. Part of me was terrified to even attempt that path, and part of me was intrigued and excited.I decided to give it a try, and I had a blast. Learning to become my own best friend was the smartest and best thing I had ever done.

If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change

Whoa! This sentence blew me away when I first read it. Perception and perspective is everything. Wayne wrote how any circumstance in your life can be a gift. There is always that silver lining if you look for it. This concept literally changed the way I think and perceive the world around me. I automatically look for the positive now. No matter how bad a circumstance seems I can find something good about it. This goes for people too. Spend more time focusing on someones positive attributes rather then negative ones. Your positive expectations of another will bring out those positive qualities in them.

I am realistic, I expect Miracles. 

This is how I live my life now. One of the cornerstone teachings that I learned from Wayne is that the Universe is always conspiring in your favor. A miracle mindset means trusting that everything is always working out for you. Looking for the gift amongst the chaos. Not being afraid to create a life that you truly love. Going after your dreams instead of seeing them as unrealistic. Knowing that any desire you have can be fulfilled. This expectation alone will change your life. Keep this mindset and watch the miracles pour in.

We are beyond blessed that Wayne has left us with an abundance of books and lectures. His words have touched and transformed my life and I hope that they can do the same for you too. Thank you Wayne for being such a bright light.

Easier said then done.

Part of our human nature is that we want to “solve” things. We want to hash it out with others. We want to prove that we are right and the other person is wrong. So we vent to others about our issues. We think about them. We journal about them. We even go to therapy and pay someone else to listen to us talk about them.

The problem with all of this is that it keeps our focus on the negative circumstance. We create a negative charge around the situation that just gets stronger and stronger the more we give it attention.For example; a co-worker annoys you at the office. On your way home you call your girlfriend and complain about that co-worker, which gets you even more fired up about the situation. That night at dinner you complain to your husband about the co-worker, creating even more of a negative charge. Now you are really angry! The next day at the office you interact with that co-worker and of course they do something to irritate you again, because you are attracting that behavior at this point. Now your really mad, and the cycle just perpetuates. Next thing you know that co-worker is making life at the office more and more difficult for you and you are now dreading going to work.

Take any negative situation in your life. The more you talk about it and focus on it the bigger and more intense it gets. Complaining about the same person over and over isn’t going to inspire a change in behavior in that person. Getting stressed and nervous about a scary health diagnosis isn’t going to help you get better. You can thank law of attraction for this one. It’s a pretty basic concept. Whatever you think/feel/talk about you will get more of, it’s law. This is why it is so easy to get into a negative cycle of events and circumstances. 

So how do you break that negative cycle? Here is my 2 step process:

1. Resist the urge to talk about it: Yes I know this is hard. But if you take just 24 hours to not talk about the upsetting situation, the negative charge around it will lessen. If you just have to express yourself you can vent about it in a journal. Get your emotions out on paper, then rip it up, burn it, put it in a God box, etc…. just don’t reread it.

2. Distract yourself: Put on some great music. Watch a funny movie. Go take a walk out in nature. Do whatever you can to distract yourself from the situation. Whenever my boyfriend and I get really stressed out about a business deal we watch an old episode of Seinfeld. We aren’t big tv watchers by any means, but by putting on something funny and silly we forgot about our worries for awhile and relax.

That’s all there is to it. Pretty simple. What this does on a deeper level is stops the negative resistance you have building up around this situation. This also allows for positive solutions and clarity to come forth. When you are presented with that situation again you can approach it from a more neutral mindset. You’ll have a different perspective. And believe it or not, sometimes the situation will just resolve itself. I have put this method into practice more times then I can count, and I have been amazed by how many times the situation I was upset about turns around completely without me having to do anything.

Try this out for yourself. It will feel strange at first. We have become so accustomed to talking about our problems and venting to others. But that constant negative chatter isn’t helping the situation any, and if anything it is going to make it worse. If you feel the need to talk try talking about something positive. Talk about what you like in your life. What is going well for you. Change the conversation and you will change the situation.

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Exercise is a great example of this. You are ready to start a new workout routine, so you plan out your week with an intense workout every day. 3 days into it you are holding strong! You go after your workout with enthusiasm! But that 4th day you wake up feeling super sore, tired from a poor nights sleep, and the thought of doing the intense hour long workout that you mapped out is just too overwhelming. So you skip it. Now you feel like you have failed. That begins the downward spiral of missing your workouts and eventually giving up.

It’s easy to do this in multiple areas of our life. In our attempt to create healthy and productive habits we end up self sabotaging ourselves from the beginning by trying to be a superhero every day. We think we can do it all and we are unstoppable! And I believe that we can do and be it all, but it’s also realistic to recognize that we aren’t going to wake up every day feeling invincible. Some days we are going to be off our game. Life happens and throws us off course every now and then. Circumstances outside your control can interrupt that productive groove you had going on. Does that mean we shouldn’t dream big and have huge goals? No, the bigger the better. But the way we go about reaching those goals needs to be kept in check. We need to anticipate that we are going to have “on” days and “off” days. And this is where mini actions come into play. 

Back to our exercise example. You are super excited to get your body in shape until you have that one day where you are off your game. Instead of throwing in the towel because you don’t have enough strength or energy as you did the day before give yourself a mini workout. Decide that you are going to workout for 15 minutes. Nothing too strenuous either, just a few pushups, sit ups, and jumping jacks. You keep it simple, little, and doable. What works about performing on a mini action is that for one, you are staying consistent with your goal to workout everyday and get in shape. And two, you are creating momentum. Chances are after the first 5 minutes you’ll be feeling pretty good and may stretch that workout to 30 minutes instead of 15. Newton’s law states, “Objects at rest tend to stay at rest, objects in motion tend to stay in motion.” These mini actions create habits and momentum that help you reach your goal.

So when an action seems too big and too overwhelming break it down into smaller actions. Lower your expectations. Get done the bare minimum on your to-do list. Make it so simple and easy that you can’t fail. What you will gain at the end of the day is a lot of little successes. This will keep you moving towards your goal with a winning attitude. And when you have those days when you are really feeling it then go ahead and take on the big stuff. But remember it’s better to make small steps towards your goal then no progress at all.

Now this game might seem a bit silly, but I got to tell you it has me feeling really good all day long. The more good things I recognize, the more good things I see. This is basic Law of Attraction 101. Put out good vibes and the Universe will deliver to you more things to feel good about. It’s so simple yet it’s not always easy. My old pattern had me constantly looking for what was going wrong. Instead of noticing how beautiful Sarasota is as I drive into work, I would be paying attention to how painfully slow the car in front of me is driving. Instead of focusing on how great it is that my week is booked up with client appointments, I would feel overwhelmed because I didn’t have a break in the day. I knew I needed an attitude adjustment stat! Perspective is everything. We can look for the good in any situation and person, or we can look for the bad. Either way you’ll find what you are looking for.

Making this shift in perspective takes work and effort, which is why I made it a game. Every day I challenge myself to find more good things then the day before. As a result of practicing this for the past few weeks my mind has become more conditioned to look for the good. I also noticed that I tend to stay in a higher feel good state even when challenges pop up. My life isn’t problem free by any means, but those problems don’t bring me down quite so much. I don’t spend a lot of my time or energy focusing on what’s going wrong, because I am more focused on what’s going right. This doesn’t mean I ignore problems, but instead I solve them from a positive mindset, which always produces a better outcome.

Happiness is a choice. You can look around and delight in how amazing life is, or you can get caught up in all the chaos and negativity. But if you want to really feel good, plus manifest more good things in your life, then you want to be deliberate with the thoughts you think. If you tend towards the negative make a conscious effort to play this game for 30 days. If you keep switching your focus from the negative to the positive eventually your mind will go there naturally. Then guess what will happen? For one, you’ll be happier. You’ll begin to attract and create more good things in your life. People will begin showing up for you in a more positive manner. Problems will solve themselves with more ease. You’ll become one of those “happy” people who seem to always have a smile on their face.

Why not give this a try for 30 days and play with me? The only thing you have to lose is your bad attitude.