<h4>All About Thoughts</h4><p>Do you feel like you're always thinking? Sometimes you can think too much. But if you can change the way you think and have positive thoughts, you'll be surprised at what you can achieve! Keep reading to learn more about your thoughts and how they affect you.</p><h4>What Are Thoughts?</h4><p>Thoughts are all the ideas, opinions, and more that exist inside your mind. You have thoughts about the world and the things that happen to you. You also have thoughts about the people in your life. You even have thoughts about yourself.</p><p>Thoughts can be neutral, positive, or negative. Let's look at some thoughts a girl Mia may have in a day.</p><p>At breakfast, Mia thinks about what she wants for breakfast. She decides on toast since she had cereal the day before. At lunch, she sees her old friend Xander. She and Xander had a fight. Mia thinks about how she misses Xander and wishes she knew how to apologize. During science, Mia thinks about how hard the new unit is. She thinks she's not very smart because she doesn't understand DNA. That afternoon, Mia plays softball. She thinks about how much she enjoys spending time with her teammates.</p><p>As you can see, some of Mia's thoughts were positive, like her feelings toward her friends. She had negative thoughts about herself during science.</p><h4>Can I Control My Thoughts?</h4><p>You can absolutely control your thoughts! If you feel yourself start to think something negative, stop that thought. Refocus. Think about something else or even do something else.</p><p>You can also work on having more positive thoughts. Start the day with a pep - tell yourself what you'll accomplish and remind yourself that you can do it. End the day by thinking over the things that went well.</p><h4>How Are My Thoughts Connected to My Emotions and My Behaviors?</h4><p>Negative thinking leads to negative emotions and unwanted behaviors. However, if you can control your thoughts and develop a more positive way of thinking, you'll see changes. You'll feel better and you'll find that it's easier to behave.</p>