“I care about how I feel so I choose to care about where I focus my attention.” —Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist
We often don’t pay attention to why we feel the way we do. It’s usually our thoughts about what we’re thinking about that cause shifts in our moods. So people we see as moody are likely people who think a lot and follow their thoughts until they shift their emotions.
It takes effort for a habitual overthinker to recognize that thoughts are suggestions of focus. We get to choose. We don’t have to entertain every thought that crosses our minds. We can let them drift by like clouds.
For some of us letting them drift by is too challenging. We can instead acknowledge the thought and tell it, “No, thank you. I don’t want to think about that right now.” We can tell it to go on about its business and choose to focus on something that makes us feel better.
This is one of the ways that we get to take control of our emotions and mental health. It works for me. Give it a try.
Blessings!
Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist
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