In the words of Gautama Buddha, “The mind is everything. What you think, you become”. I have been currently reading a lot about channelising thoughts and having some sort of control over our mind. I am mesmerized by the tremendous scope of the human mind and the sad fact that many of us do not use it properly. For real, in today’s world we are overpowered by technology and technology somewhat directs our already overpowered thoughts. Meaning- “We are slaves to our mind!”
The world is not round and so is our life . There are moments of ecstacy , happiness and at the same time despair , helplessness . We are creatures trying hard to fit in and find a belonging in this lifetime but the true game is “people pleasing” is not a long term affair and sooner or later no matter how much we think about our lives, some things will be never changing and to your surprise for the better!
It takes hardwork to sustain friendships and relationships over a long period of time because we are all different souls on a journey with different experiences over lifetimes gathered together. For this lifetime, it is more important to choose happiness everyday , to be yourself everyday and to put your priorities first in life. Sometimes, we have to embark on difficult decisions to rekindle our lost spirits and find who we are but there is a cleansing doctrine that needs to be followed to have a clarity with thoughts and life. I will just enlist the age old techniques that somehow aligns our systems.
#1 . Declutter your surroundings to declutter your thoughts
Whenever we are in an emotional rut, we do not feel like organizing, tidying or as a matter of fact we might even have a dead plant in our garden. My #1 master technique is to take care of your plants, your surroundings, the people around you, in short, the present moment that is totally within your grasp. As soon as you declutter and sanctify your surroundings , your thoughts will follow. This is a magical yet simpler process.
#2. Having a disciplined morning routine to detox
Robin Sharma wrote in his book ” Secret letters ” , that ” You should always visit your temple once a day”. This basically illustrates dual dimensions of spirituality, one should always be engaged in any form of physical and mental wellbeing ritual be it meditation, exercise, running or any other activity in a day. This helps in keeping our wellbeing in check and in dealing better with everyday lives.
#3. Having a pause time
It is very essential especially in our rush lives to take a pause in our mind at intervals in between working , travelling or any activity we are engaged at the moment. The breaks are important for recharging our thinking process and looking at everything from a fresh perspective.
#4. Practicing Patience
With that, I bet that most of the thinkers will find their solace in living in now and find a deeper meaning to their truest existence and purpose of life. Hence, think less to live more!
The root cause of overthinking is “lack of patience” as I have my own share of experience with it. Writers are just thinkers with words afterall. I realized that patience is truest virtue of mankind in a lifetime and time is the best medicine . Hoping for a good ending is a must but living in the present is a necessity for a quality mindful wellbeing. Hence, patience is the key to most of our hurdles. Thinking quality thoughts is the ultimate path to our destination.
Lots of love,
Ana
Self Journey 