How to think positive Many people wander the earth believing they the lack the strength and power to achieve their goals. This negative mechanism holds them down. You can gain motivation and live healthier, by simply telling yourself "I can do it." Anything you put your mind to, you can do it if you want to. How to tell self I can do it: Just say today I am going for a short walk. Tomorrow I will walk a little longer then the first day. ... http://www.squidoo.com/best-healthy-aging-ever Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:35:12 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:23:15 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/best-healthy-aging-ever How to think positive Many people wander the earth believing they the lack the strength and power to achieve their goals. This negative mechanism holds them down. You can gain motivation and live healthier, by simply telling yourself "I can do it." Anything you put your mind to, you can do it if you want to. How to tell self I can do it: Just say today I am going for a short walk. Tomorrow I will walk a little longer then the first day. You have to be in control of your thoughts, actions, behaviors, etc by building your power of the mind. Nevertheless, if you do not put your mind to it and you decide that you do not want to become active, and then you are only living a life filled with shortcomings. Your negative reflections will defeat the purpose of getting your thoughts in control. Saying I will do it later, is another negative reflection. This is called procrastination, which leads to laziness. Laziness leads to weak muscles and joints, which gradually builds up to medical problems. Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:23:15 -0600