How to become more positive

[Kknightxx]

Tips on how to become a more positive person ?

I find I can just be soo unhappy. My moods change so quickly. I have everything I could ever want or need ...
Partner , daughter , nice home , nice car , supportive family & financially ok

I just want to be happier

The greatest happiness is to be free from the desire to be constantly happy.

I could have wrote this ! I am the most negative person I know and it's trying to undo the habit of a lifetime! Just want to know how to drum it in to my everyday life x

Noego has it right.

-at the end of the day, count 10 things that were good. These can be tiny moments too.
-appreciate things as they are. Enjoy the family dinner despite a child whinging, as you're all together and have good food to eat. Try to me lighthearted about the small problems/annoying things.
-find sensory pleasures to enjoy. I enjoy a bath rather than a shower, and give myself a foot massage. I have tea in my nicest cup, and a biscuit on a vintage china plate. Find enjoyment in small things.
-actively pursue things you enjoy. Find time for them.
-make time to relax.

Keep a positives diary. At the end of each day note down just 3 positive things from the day, they don’t need to be big things, just things that made you feel good. I have noticed a difference since I started doing this.

This is one of a few things that I do, it seems to have stuck and turned into a habit. It’s also a good way of pinpointing reoccurring bad days. There was a day each week where I couldn’t write anything, the same day for several weeks in a row, it made me realise how bad things were so I’ve made a few changes now and things are a little better.

Also came on to say keep a positives/gratitude diary. I started with an app on my phone and have now got a lovely paper book for this. I do three in the morning and three in the evening. It works as for example yesterday was an awful day in several ways but when I looked back I had also had some good stuff happen and writing it down helped a lot. Now have bought ds1 (9) a notebook to do the same.