Are Your Thoughts Making You Suffer? Mine Were!
Happy New Year, a week or so late, everyone! Last week’s episode was recorded prior to New Year’s so I wasn’t able to officially greet you in the New Year!
If you are a LLL regular, you know how passionate I am about this being a place to share our stories…the little ones and the bigger one’s because when we do there are proven scientific benefits, which I will go into more on another episode very soon.
Most of us grew up with stories. Bedtime stories, stories from parents and maybe grandparents. Stories shape our view of life and what’s possible. Sometimes that’s a good thing, and sometimes not; depending on the stories we’re told. Especially the ones we tell ourselves.
Please join me as I share how my thoughts over the holiday’s made me suffer, how we can become more aware of what we tell ourselves, and what we can do about it.
Not be missed take-ways:
1. If we are to grow and be healthier, we may lose some relationships, and the dynamics of some relationships will change.
2. From Byron Katie: “I discovered that when I believed my thoughts I suffered, but when I didn’t believe them, I didn’t suffer, and that this is true for every human being.”
3. The Work involves asking four simple questions about each belief that causes us pain:
Is it true?
Can you absolutely know that it’s true?
How do you react when you believe that thought?
Who would you be without the thought?
4. We all have about 70 thousand thoughts a day, of which 90% are repeated.
5. KFUK radio. When we constantly play and repeat destructive, negative, and likely untrue thoughts We all have that station dialed in, and most of us tune into it all too often.
6. Thoughts become perception; perception becomes reality. Alter your thoughts, alter your reality. William James
7. “There is reality, and then there is the movie your mind projects about that reality. Byron Katie
8. Just remember, whatever story you tell yourself, your mind will believe to be true; so, make sure it is.
And your mission, that I hope you’ll choose to accept…
1) Become aware of your thoughts and the stories you’re telling yourself.
2) Ask yourself, is it true?
3) Ask for help from a therapist or coach.
Thank you so much for listening! And until the next time, live passionately, vulnerably, and keep loving later life!
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