Coat Yourself From Negativity

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Coat Yourself From Negativity

Negativity is everywhere.

It’s in the headlines, the meetings, the group texts, and sometimes the mirror. You can’t avoid it completely, but you can protect yourself from it. You have to coat yourself from negativity.

Think about it like a raincoat. A coat doesn’t stop the rain. It doesn’t change the forecast. It just keeps you dry when the storm comes. Without the coat, the rain soaks through your clothes and chills you to the bone.

Negativity works the same way. It’s all around you, and if you aren’t coated, it seeps in and affects how you think, lead, and live. So you must coat yourself from negativity.

The best way to coat your mind from negativity is gratitude.

Gratitude doesn’t stop negativity from happening. It simply keeps it from getting in.

It’s easy to start the day with negative thoughts.
“This isn’t my day.”
“I have to do this hard thing.”
“This kind of stuff always happens to me.”

When that voice shows up, pause. Then replace it with gratitude. Say one thing you already have that you’re thankful for.

As Steve Harvey once said, “What you have to be grateful for is substantial; you just haven’t taken inventory in a long time. The fact that you can see, walk, wake up, or reason—those are all blessings.”

You don’t need everything you want to be grateful. You just need to remember what you already have.

Today is your day to put on the coat of gratitude to keep the negativity away.

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