As thoughts and emotions come through our minds, whether consciously or subconsciously we harbor some of them. While some float on through, our mind grabs onto others and anchors them down, absorbing them, believing them. Just as we care for our bodies by choosing carefully what we eat or drink, we must also care for our minds and hearts by being selective in what thoughts and feelings we allow to be anchored. What comes in eventually sees its way out whether through words, actions, physical appearance etc. What we anchor in our minds affects our perception of oneself and the around us. It affects our relationships, mood and daily life. Today take a moment to dig into what your allowing a permanent space for in your mind snd heart. Is it helpful, uplifting, true? Is it encouraging you to be a better version of yourself, or is that anchor just weighing you down? Do you have anchors weighing others down?
Often times when you think about "love", where does your mind go? For some of us it might be the love shared between a couple or a family, friends etc. Rarely however do we think about ourselves. The world can feel like its spinning a million miles an hour, I know mine is. We spend so much time making sure everyone else is okay that we often times neglect ourselves. We love everyone and try to make sure they know that, but what about making sure we know we love ourselves? That were happy with who we are? You may be thinking I've gone crazy right now trying to tell you to love yourself lol. I'm serious though, we are our biggest critics and I feel like we spend so much time critiquing ourselves that we forget to be happy with who we are. We tend to excuse mistakes of ones we care about, as we should but then we dwell on our own mistakes and let them tear us apart. We need to show ourselves the compassion we show others and we need to be comfortable with who we are as ...
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