Shift Your Negative Thoughts for Peace of Mind & Well-being: Here's the Trick! by Dr. Lynne Kenney

One path toward shifting your thoughts, particularly your judgmental or negative thoughts, is through sustained non-judgmental attention or meditation. Meditation is the experience of sustaining one’s focus on a thought, word, sensation or sound in order to calm the mind. Mindful meditation is the act of calming your mind and body through non-judgmental sustained attention. If you're prone to rumination, negative thinking or catastrophizing, mindful meditation is a skill you may wish to explore. Do you feel overwhelmed by any of the follow?

• work
• life
• people
• finances 
• parenting

Cultivating a sense of peace, developing more neutral thoughts and appreciating what you have in the moment will likely help decrease your experience of stress. Health benefits abound.