You know what I’m talking about…don’t you? That
one annoying thought that keeps
bugging you all through the day,
and while it might seem to go quiet for a brief moment when you find yourself distracted by something else, it only comes back so
much stronger at night…. Just when you
thought you can relax and
get some sleep!
And we start another day all over trying to ignore that nagging thought, only to get worn out, tired and maybe a little grumpy.
My question is, just how healthy is it… really, to go on ignoring that thought?
Our thoughts, particularly the nagging ones, are there for a purpose. It can be your intuition, a prompting that will assist you or someone else, or a reminder to settle an issue before it gets larger than you can handle.
The stress comes, not so much from the thought itself, but the meaning or label we give it.
Things i would suggest, is to get into a quiet place if you can and also have some paper and pen ready - then ask yourself:
What exactly is it about this thought that is so important as to persist?
What is its purpose?
Will it help anyone by acting on the thought, or is it a negative thought originating from old programming which isn't helpful to getting on with life?
What changes can be done?
If it is an inner prompting, will it go away when acted on?
You may be surprised to discover that just in this simple activity of writing down everything about the nagging thought, it goes away by itself or simply be at peace with it.
Just know that your mind is an amazing gift to you, and is there only to help you.
Namaste!
And we start another day all over trying to ignore that nagging thought, only to get worn out, tired and maybe a little grumpy.
My question is, just how healthy is it… really, to go on ignoring that thought?
Our thoughts, particularly the nagging ones, are there for a purpose. It can be your intuition, a prompting that will assist you or someone else, or a reminder to settle an issue before it gets larger than you can handle.
The stress comes, not so much from the thought itself, but the meaning or label we give it.
Things i would suggest, is to get into a quiet place if you can and also have some paper and pen ready - then ask yourself:
What exactly is it about this thought that is so important as to persist?
What is its purpose?
Will it help anyone by acting on the thought, or is it a negative thought originating from old programming which isn't helpful to getting on with life?
What changes can be done?
If it is an inner prompting, will it go away when acted on?
You may be surprised to discover that just in this simple activity of writing down everything about the nagging thought, it goes away by itself or simply be at peace with it.
Just know that your mind is an amazing gift to you, and is there only to help you.
Namaste!
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