Do you ever have those thoughts in your mind that keep repeating over and over like a broken record? I know I might be involved with a project or out for a walk and I find that my mind is stuck on one or two things that I just keep mulling over. I might even be beating myself up mentally or rehashing how I did something wrong or could have done it better. Sometimes it is my father's voice that I hear over and over telling me that I didn't do something good enough or shaming me for not doing something perfectly. Can you tell that I am very familiar with these thoughts? Yes, I find myself sinking into that place more times than not and I stay there until I become aware of what I am doing. These thoughts are my ego thoughts, the thoughts that control me and keep me from being able to hear the quiet voice inside. Once I shake myself out of that repetative trance of the hamster wheel I can then make a conscious effort to change my thoughts and when my thoughts change my whole being changes.
The shift can be a subtle as looking for things that I am grateful for and writing a mental list of gratitude, or better yet getting out a piece of paper and writing the gratitude list. Or I will look around in wonder at all the beauty around me and thank God for the gifts of this beautiful world. Once i have made that shift in my thinking then my mood and energy improves, I am then able to hear the quiet voice inside of me and get the insight or wisdom that serves me so much more.
If those negative ego thoughts keep creeping into my mind I then get out a piece of paper (or I even use my notepad on my phone) and write down what those thoughts are and let them go again. I like my life so much more when I am thinking positive happy thoughts, when I am open to hearing that quiet inner voice of truth and when I am making a conscious effort to focus on all that is good around me.
What are your thoughts today?
The shift can be a subtle as looking for things that I am grateful for and writing a mental list of gratitude, or better yet getting out a piece of paper and writing the gratitude list. Or I will look around in wonder at all the beauty around me and thank God for the gifts of this beautiful world. Once i have made that shift in my thinking then my mood and energy improves, I am then able to hear the quiet voice inside of me and get the insight or wisdom that serves me so much more.
If those negative ego thoughts keep creeping into my mind I then get out a piece of paper (or I even use my notepad on my phone) and write down what those thoughts are and let them go again. I like my life so much more when I am thinking positive happy thoughts, when I am open to hearing that quiet inner voice of truth and when I am making a conscious effort to focus on all that is good around me.
What are your thoughts today?
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