With change comes challenges, growth, perspective, and new opportunities. We can’t control what happens in life, but we can control our response. This may be how we choose to show up every day, our attitude, or how we treat others we encounter throughout our day.  

Did you know there are health benefits to positive thinking? Yes, you read that correctly. Thinking positively has shown to increase your overall health. Some of the health benefits to positive thinking include:

• - Increased life span
• - Lower rates of depression
• - Lower levels of distress and pain
• - Greater resistance to illnesses
• - Better psychological and physical well-being
• - Better cardiovascular health and reduced risk of death from cardiovascular disease and stroke
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Focusing on and calling out the negative is easy; deciding to focus on the positive is a choice. Choose to focus on the positive and commit to being the change you want to see. Your mind and body will thank you for it.