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Old 01-03-2017, 07:18 PM   #40
lumberjim
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Originally Posted by Pico and ME View Post
OK, Bruce.....

So I have gotten my self trapped in a lot of negative self talk.

What do you all do to get unstuck?
When you realize it's happening, reduce your focus to the immediate present moment. pay attention to your breathing, your fingertips, your surrounding view. try NOT to think. just be. it's not easy...

be a cat waiting at the mousehole for the mouse to come out. empty your mind. do it for 5 minutes. stay out of the past... and for you, especially, the future. Be where you are and when you are right in that moment. Be as present in the moment as you are able to be, so your attention leaves the dread you feel about the future.

You will need to plan for your future, but DO NOT try to live there in your mind. Stay in your body. Your body is the thinker. not the thoughts.
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