My Mind

My mind likes to tell me…

• Something is missing in this moment
• There’s something wrong
• It’s time to panic
• I’ll never figure things out
• I can’t be happy until x, y, and z
• I’m not good enough
• The future is something to fear
• The past is something to hold on to
• The present is something to avoid

My mind likes to tell me all those things and so much more.

I used to take it seriously. I used to let its words dictate my every emotion. But now I’m learning to listen to my mind and just…laugh. Because my mind is like a perpetually paranoid and overdramatic friend. It’s not trying to hurt me – it’s actually doing its best to protect me – but usually it has no idea what the hell it’s talking about. So I listen, breathe, and laugh….

 

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