Away with the 'old thoughts'

What is it that you need to hear today?
What concern, fear, thought is following you?
We often have things that follow us throughout our days, and without our knowledge, they seep into every part of our life. We make decisions and react off of these things, and don't even realize it.

Take some time to sit down for a moment.
Go somewhere that you can be quiet and still.

Put on some calming music or sounds (nature sounds, maybe). Close your eyes, and try to access that concern, thought, fear, motivation. Identify it. From there, ask yourself this:

What do I do about this?

* Some things we can take physical action to remedy.
In those cases:
1) identify the problem
2) take time to contemplate the best remedy/speak to someone knowledgeable about it
3) take action.

* Other things are more a matter of making a decision as to how a certain thing will affect us.
In that case, you may find it helpful to implement some sort of brief quote/phrase/mantra to remedy this. Make it personal. Make it speak specifically to you, your fear, your repeating thought.

What wisdom have you found that you sometimes forget and need to remind yourself of? (i.e. - "I will not worry over ___________ anymore.")

What confirming thought do you need ... what confirming words would bring you peace if you heard them spoken to you? What do you need to hear? Those should be your words to yourself. These should be things that are meant to help you grow as a person, not to hinder your growth.

Here are a couple of examples:
"I am safe. I have done all that I can in this situation. I will not give another thought to this worry. I am safe."

"I am worthy. I will not believe those old thoughts. I have purpose. I am worthy."

OR, it may be an inspirational phrase, quote, or passage that works for you. Make it very short and simple so that you can easily access it. You want to be able to read/recite this (an index card in your pocket or a note in your phone) to yourself each time during your day when you have that 'old thought'.

Realize just how many times those offending/harmful thoughts rehearse themselves in your mind throughout even just the course of a single day. Realize that you need healthy/productive thoughts to counteract these. New thoughts to replace the old thoughts. Rehearse these just as you've rehearsed the old ones.

Rather than the quick fixes we try to put on things, seek wisdom. Seek a longer lasting and more beneficial answer.

Peace is an important thing. I wish you moments of peace today.

Jessica