![]() It’s more like driving a car with a misalignment that is steering over into the gully of fear and negativity, and if you want to drive straight, you’ll need to learn to consistently make the effort to pull the wheel back to center, thought after thought, moment after moment. It’s not even deciding once every morning as you roll out of bed to look for silver linings today. It’s not a simple choice of deciding once and for all to flip a switch to a positive outlook. Which, often for many of us, is the one shouting, “You’re stupid. In a sense, there is a whole committee of people up there in your noggin’ hankered and loud about your needs, and what pops out is the loudest committee member at the time. The idea that there is one self that is authoring these thoughts is an illusion. However, it’s important to remember that you are not your thoughts. ![]() These come during all hours of the day, and even in our dreams. It supplies true thoughts, distorted thoughts, helpful thoughts, unhelpful thoughts, optimistic thoughts, pessimistic thoughts. Like the heart’s job is to pump blood to keep us alive, the brain’s job is to pump thoughts to keep us alive. We have brains that are wired to keep us alive, wired for preservation and protection. Neuroscience research suggests that we don’t control every thought that pops up in our awareness. Of course no one wants to be a miserable pessimist, but how do you tip the scales to a bright outlook? If only it was as easy as flipping a switch.
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