One Little Step at a Time
It would be hard to deny that we’re active thinkers. Our
minds can race around on overdrive exhausting all possibilities, exacerbating
many a problem and evoking anxiety from just about anywhere. It has a pretty hectic schedule;
but this isn’t necessarily a bad feature, because, while it could have its
sights set on the above, it could also be on overdrive dreaming, creating or
affirming positivity.
Like everything in life - it’s what we make of it.
I hadn’t realised the power of my mind until I started
working on myself. I knew it could memorise things and figure stuff out, you
know everyday normal stuff. But I hadn’t given it credit for the impact it had
on my feelings and behaviours. Actually not just really impact so much as
absolute creation of them.
It wasn’t medication or some magic operation on my mind that
changed my self destruction, panic attacks or behaviours. It was changing my thinking.
This came into my mind yesterday because I had a decision to
make. I know from past experience that given half a chance, my mind can easily
inform me of every excuse under the sun to avoid something. It can take the
original option that I had initially wanted and turn that into the least
desirable thing I could think of. I also know that it works both ways so I can
take control and make the choices I know I truly want, even if I might be
hesitant.
So yesterday I became very aware of the fact that my
tiredness gave way to the thoughts that were opting to just leave it, to go home
and put it off to another time. And I knew that if I played that particular tape
out – I would wish that I had of just
done it.
I knew I wanted to go, though with a bit of fear in my head,
it made it more easy to sway me towards the comforts of home and essentially
giving in to that nervousness. And that result didn’t really fly with me so I took action and broke it down.
Instead of magnifying the reasons why not to go and how it’s
a big deal that I can’t handle right now, I made it into baby steps.
I’m just going to get
my snack now so I’ll have had it before the class in case I go...
I’ll just get my Luas
ticket so that if I decide to go, I’ll be ready.
I’ll just see when the
next Luas is… I’ll just wait for it… I’ll just go and see if I can find the
place..
I’ll just go and have
a look inside.
I’ll just get changed
so I’m ready..
And finally Ok I’ll just do it. And after that, I'm so glad I did it :-)
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