 Have you ever wished that you could fly? The feeling of freedom, of soaring through the air with the wind through your hair, just the image is exhilarating! You don't have to jump out of an airplane, float in a hot air balloon, or go hang gliding to get this feeling (though they would all be fun to do!), you need only to close your eyes. We have a whole world within ourselves, one that is just as big and interesting as the one outside of ourselves. We can go anyplace our imaginations can carry us...unless we are bogged down even inside of ourselves.
Notice what you are thinking. Most often we don't know what we are thinking. When you watch your thoughts you may be surprised to find how many negative thoughts you might have about yourself, your life, or others. This can lead to stress, fatigue, and anxiety. There is hope!
Think of your mind as a computer. It only feeds back to you what you put into it. You can begin to regain mastery over your mind by replacing all of the ancient ways of thinking that don't serve you anymore.
To do this begin to notice how you are thinking whenever you are angry, frustrated, anxious, or any other negative emotion, follow the emotion to see what thought is attached to it. This will allow you to mentally remove yourself from the situation.
The next step is to have a positive thought or mantra to insert into your mind (computer) to negate the pessimistic thought. The one I use is "I am getting better and better everyday" or "Life is getting better and better everyday". This begins a positive cycle and I begin to think of all my blessings and throw as many positive thoughts into the mix as I can. I also have friends that I call upon if I can't think of anything that will help me out with this game.
Soon I DO begin to feel better, lighter, more free! I begin to see the beauty that is around me in the people I see, in nature, and in life. I begin to fly again and see the big picture of how truly blessed I am and this brings in more joy as well!
This mental game has helped me on numerous occasions and it happens faster and more easily each time. Now almost as soon as I begin to think negatively I notice it and stop it in it's tracks!
You too can clean out your mind, start by creating your own mantra, replace the cyncial / defeatist thoughts with it, and count your blessings. Before you know it you'll begin to fly!
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