The thoughts didn’t change. I did.

This morning I sat down to write, and old, familiar thoughts surfaced:

😟Didn’t you just email an article to your subscribers? You shouldn’t send too many emails!

😟Oh, and not too few, either. Your new program starts at the end of the week, and you want people to know about it, right?

😟And make sure the article is uplifting, inspiring, and easy to understand! If people don’t know what you talk about, they won’t get any value from it. Plus, they won’t sign up for your program. So make sure the article is great!

Years ago, these thoughts ruled me. They either paralyzed me and all I did was binge a show while munching away a bag of chips. Or turned me into a psychotic version of Speedy Gonzales. 

For a while, I tried to manage these thoughts. It helped. Temporarily.

But thoughts like these still sent me on a hunt for a final solution that would make me live worry-free forever. And I still believed the key to that was to find ways to finally change these thoughts, and change them for more constructive ones.

It’s different now.

Oh, negative thoughts still come. They just don’t grip me anymore. And I no longer try to change them. 

I stay relaxed and calm as the inner storm passes by. Unease and fears pass more quickly, appear less frequently, and I feel increasingly relaxed and free, no matter what happens.

I see now these thoughts were never the problem.

All I had to do was stop taking them seriously. 

Love,

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