Stop that!

On moving from fear to gratitude.

Stop!

I’ve been 50-60% more neurotic than usual lately, and am spending way too much time fixating on what is not right. It’s been helpful to remind myself, over and over, that I can stop indulging in what the fearful perfectionistic voice has to say. I can hear it chattering in the background, and also choose to not let it dominate.

Your mind needs lots of soft words and patience. Sometimes, it also needs a little smack and a ‘stop that’ or ‘SHH’. (Not to your inner child, to your inner neurotic).

Honoring your feelings and letting them be felt (etc.) is important. And! Deciding that you want to move away from fear and into gratitude or joy can be a choice more often than we realize. Sometimes, you really can just stop. (And then stop again tomorrow).

Gentle and firm.

How quickly can you see that you are letting your neurotic fear brain run the show — and actually do something about it? How quickly can you recognize that you are in an unhelpful/outdated thought loop that is preventing you from living your loveliest life? 

When you realize you are listening to the mind’s paranoia (not something you can always control), stop and do something else. Give your brain something different to think about or do. Use your energy for another activity, take a walk or get a sparkling water or make a little plan with someone. Do that thing differently later! Approach it another time from a place of gratitude or neutrality rather than fearful angst.

The mind is great at creating reasons to be anxious. There will always be problems for you to worry about, some of which are indeed ones to take action upon. Other ‘problems’ are ones we can smile at and wave along and choose to listen for that kinder voice within.

For the perfectionists out there! —

How quickly can you move from fear to gratitude and look at what is right in your day? 

There is so much goodness here, in this moment.

Onward with love!

xx, maggie

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