Making Our Minds Our Safe Space
Peace and light to all, I hope this post finds you well 💙
Often, our thoughts can be our worst enemy. Whether we are alone or surrounded by friends and family who love us, but cannot delete or replace these thoughts. 5 ways our thoughts create suffering include:
1. Thoughts about the future: The fear of uncertainty creates anxiety
2. Thoughts about the past: creating sadness, resentment, guilt, shame or anger, etc.
3. Thoughts about others: creating judgment
4. Thoughts about yourself: creating insecurity, sadness, shame, depression, etc.
5. Thoughts about other's opinions: create worries and insecurity.
What are the thoughts that don't make you strong, and what are some creative steps you can take towards letting them go?
I'll start with sharing a personal example of my own 😌 I always have the thought that I'm not creative enough to begin painting as a means of creative expression and color therapy. I examine this thought and realize, no one has ever told me this. I never heard this, I've never even attempted to try: I was the only one telling myself I couldn't do it. Thoughts of other's opinions mixed with thoughts about myself. Examining my fear helped me let these thoughts go and allow myself to try this, as well as eliminate the fear of showing my creativity in graphic design as well 💙
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@SirenOfSerenity
It's really wonderful post!!💖
I can relate with the thoughts you mentioned. There are always thoughts going on in my mind about my life. It can be anything like about people or future or something like that. It's really hard to not to pay attention to those thoughts. But I try to avoid them by focusing on positive things, by focusing on the things I can change and I try to question my thoughts that is it worth to think about that thing? 👀💖
I struggle with this. It feels like I could write a novel of all the things I've heard through out my life. My parents never wanted me. To hear that if it wasn't for me - if I wouldn't have had you. To be called an inconvenience - a mistake. Other family has said that my parents can't help how I turned out. To have noone ever stand up for me or even just stand by me. To make a friend only to lose them and have them say other things - even if it was out of anger. It added another layer. I often don't like myself and feel shame because I'm not who anyone wants me to be. I don't trust most of my emotions because they've never been allowed before or I was told they are wrong. When I do receive a compliment or if someone says good things about me I have a hard time accepting them. I don't know how to use creative steps to work through these. Sorry - I kind of rambled here
I admire the courage you had to examine your fear - to challenge it and allow yourself to tap into your creativity
I'm sorry too if maybe I shouldn't have shared all this
@mytwistedsoul
You don't have to apologize, you possess alot of courage as well to share your experiences. Not having the right emotional support early on in life has this affect. I've shared this quote before, but this is one I try to always live by even with less than positive influences around:
What are the thoughts that don't make you strong, and what are some creative steps you can take towards letting them go? I need to be understanding of everyone. I can challenge that thought, and say to myself: no. I am a human being and it is not possible to be understanding of everyone. It's ok to feel different.
Thoughts spinning keep me from falling asleep sometimes. I have to wait it out and try to inject positive ones after the negative ones. If I can't sleep. I turn on a 'feel good' movie to inject something peaceful and happy into my thoughts. Usually works. 😄