I Am Not My Thoughts
By Tana M. Mann Easton, Lead Efficiency Engineer
I sometimes have thoughts that I don’t like. Usually the thoughts I don’t like are unkind to me or others. When I was young, I had the notion that if a thought was in my head, it must mean that I believe it. But as I got older, I realized I don’t necessarily have control of the thoughts that pop into my head. Sometimes thoughts come unbidden, and they often don’t reflect what I really want to think or believe. It helped me a lot when I realized I am not those thoughts; I am the observer of those thoughts. I can choose to believe or swipe aside each thought that comes into my mind. So if I make a mistake in my life and my brain immediately thinks the thought, “I am such a loser!”…I can step back and examine that thought. I can observe it and ask myself if it’s really true. And I can reason with myself that I’m not a loser just because I made a mistake because that mistake helped me to learn something valuable for the future. I save so much time beating myself up for nasty thoughts by reminding myself that I am not my thoughts. I encourage you not to stew in the darker areas of your mind either. Just remind yourself that you are not those thoughts and work to actively cultivate your true beliefs.
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Sincerely Yours,
Focus to Evolve Team