“Unlike animals, we have the ability to turn on the fight-or-flight response by thought alone. And that thought doesn’t have to be about anything in our present circumstances. We can turn on that response in anticipation of some future event. Even more disadvantageous, we can produce the same stress response by revisiting an unhappy memory…”
~ Dr. Joe Dispenza, Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Do you get that? It’s all about your thoughts! What are you focusing your attention on? And how are you feeling as you think those thoughts?
You’re in control, my friend. You’re the one thinking your thoughts! And you can change your thoughts at any time. It’s not always easy, but it is possible.
All change begins with awareness. So train yourself to notice what you’re noticing. Practice this, my friend, all day long, every day. Without your awareness, how will you know your thoughts aren’t serving you?
“And then what?” you ask.
Breathe… just breathe… deep, conscious breaths. Interrupt the pattern and then you can shift to something helpful.