Thought control.

Think of your brain like your email inbox. A lot of stuff comes flying in there, all day every day, non stop. Some is good stuff, some is great stuff, some is bad bad bad.

We have a filter to catch some of the junk. Then we also have to manually go through the rest. Some stuff we can see from the subject line that it is not worth reading. Some emails we have to glance at to see if it's a keeper or not. Some are delightful gems.

Thoughts bombard your brain like all those emails. Some do not deserve a millisecond of our time. Just because a thought pops into my head does not mean it has any cred.

If I paid attention to every email, I'd be certain that someone right now is searching for me, that I need bigger breasts and a hip replacement recall. If I paid attention to every thought that bounced into my head, I'd be quite a mixed up mess.

Treat your brain like a thought inbox. Automatically filter out the crap. Don't give time or consideration to thoughts that are JUNK.

Sift through and only keep the good ones. File them in the folders in your brain. You only have so much storage space. Don't fill it with negative junk. Let the thoughts of fear, worry, and negativity float right on out of your head. Grab and hold the positive, loving, encouraging, peaceful, optimistic thoughts.

Just like the mandate for a home, apply the same logic to your inner being: Only keep what is useful or beautiful. All the other stuff: Let it go!

Words to Ponder:

Hold that thought.