How to Quiet Self-Defeating Self-Talk.

   Let’s quiet that mind!!!!! Right?!!! Aren’t you sick of circular, negative self-talk? It does nothing for you. It stops your growth and your progress and defeats the whole purpose of being here! Take that risk, do something you have wanted to do your whole life . . . we are given some time here, no guarantee how long. So, I want to encourage everyone to get out of their head and into their life; physically, mentally and spiritually. Let’s do it. 
   So, what can you do when you feel that crazy self-talk bubbling up? Here are 3 things to try: 

• Stop what you are doing and go for a walk. Really, get out of the physical space you are in and break it up. If you can go outside do it. Walk around the block. See, really see what is around you. Name what you see, if you need that for your mind -- car, tree, kid on a bike, the ground, leaves. As you do this, observe when the shift occurs and you are in the present moment. You are actually just thinking about right where you are. No circular thoughts, no monkey mind. Stay with this even if it takes a little time. Once you are present to the walk, focus then on your breath, long and deep, through your nose if you can. When you feel shifted then go back and start again, doing what it was you were doing before the break. This is a mental muscle we must build. I promise you, it will get faster and faster, the clearing of the mental junk. 
• Put your feet on the floor if you are in a chair, close your eyes, put your hand on your lower belly and breath consciously. Inhale 4, hold 4, exhale 4, all in slow, even breaths. Keep going until you feel that mental shift. 
• Jump up and down. Do 15 jumping jacks. Feel the shift? If not do 15 more!

   Let me know which one works best for you. We are all different and different things get in our way. Let’s build this mental muscle of being kind and supportive of ourselves. 
 
Happy Tuesday