Explore. Learn. Share. Repeat.
Obnoxious title to this Revero podcast by Shawn Baker, but it is a good listen for the section about neuroplasticity and healing. How they are talking about managing your thoughts daily to make a new habit of mind is familiar to me. The maxim, “What you think about you become,” is even uttered.
What follows is an excerpt from my book Bliss Or Bust: Uplifting Thoughts. Feeling overwhelmed is often due to thinking too far ahead and thinking about things you can’t do too much about at the moment. The cure for overwhelm is to reign in your focus. Switch to a general knowing that it will all
Letting go of painful, sad, hateful, or otherwise harmful thoughts that make you feel bad is a skill that is developed with practice and intention. Drop the negativity by talking yourself out of it and moving your focus to people, ideas, and topics you enjoy. Use your “inside your head” voice to soothe yourself away
Some stress is caused by situations beyond our control, making it all the more important to do what we can to reduce stress in the circumstances we do control…