Last year I decided that I would make a conscious decision to be happy. This wasnt just a decision to act more positive, but a decision that I would stop saying unhappy things, stop dwelling on the negative, and behave like a happy person to the best of my ability. This decision came from my understanding of how memories form; that when we recall them, they are re-written - that our mood at the time we re-write the memory is partially integrated back into the memory. I believe that we can actively control how we perceive our past, and a that by actively trying to remember, describe, and explain things in a positive light, that after a year, my own memories of the events would be more positive. We can improve our perspective of our past, actually causing a difference in perspective overall. In other words, by trying to be more happy, I trained my brain to actually be more happy. Ive just described why I must be biased, but frankly, I think it worked. Im grateful :)
Posted on: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 18:54:04 +0000
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