Hello Everyone and welcome to my Soul Inspirations
How often have you been lying in bed in the early hours going over and over all the things you need to do that day? It’s as though you can hear the workings of your mind as it processes the endless thoughts. The stress and strain of this endless mind chatter can take its toll, not just on your sleep but your overall well-being.
I know that when I have a lot on my mind, my thoughts fire off in thousands of different directions, each thought louder than the one before, until it’s a crescendo of noise. It’s like a symphony orchestra where all the instruments, including the drums are playing at the same time! If this sounds like your typical start to a day … then it’s time to figure out a way to clear your mind of some of this noise.
I’m not saying “STOP THINKING!” or anything like that, but I do believe that when you’ve that much noise going on in your head, it’s hard to find clarity of thought. Sometimes, you can spend far too much time in a thought process, which at times can be influenced by negative thoughts as well. I believe it’s important to recognise those times and find a technique to eradicate them as quickly as possible. Whatever you do, don't put yourself in an environment where there’s even more noise, like watching TV or listening to music, but try to find a quiet place without all that stimulae. One useful technique that I use, is to sit down somewhere quietly and write myself a letter … it’s like a “dear John” letter, except in this case it’s a letter to put down those negative thoughts. I pretend to mail it to myself once I’ve written everything down, but in reality, I throw it away. It’s quite cathartic as it’s a way of getting the noise out of my head, except in this case I've written it down. It does work!
So, next time you can’t stop the chatter, whether it’s positive or negative or just that voice reminding you of all the things ahead of you, or all the things you didn’t manage to do the day before, etc. stop and take a few moments for yourself.
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