Changing our Relationship with our Anxious Thoughts

 

You are not your thoughts. Your thoughts can be useful, but, please, my love, do not give your thoughts free reign. At their best, our thoughts can act as a helpful informant, as a singular source of information that can be used along with our emotions to make decisions and move through the world. At their worst, thoughts can derail our dreams, lead us away from our values, and keep us stuck in old patterns that are no longer helpful. My love, it is not easy to get rid of our old patterns of thinking, but, instead, we have the opportunity to change our relationship with our thoughts.

Changing our relationship with our thoughts means changing our perspective on the thought. You see, our circular, ruminative thoughts, those thoughts that do not give us any new information and keep us stuck, that is not you. These are just old, learned patterns. I invite you to shift your perspective to the observer of these thoughts, where you can decide what you want to do with these thoughts. Remember, these thoughts are not truth. These thoughts are the reflexive product of an old pattern. You did not ask for these thoughts. You do not want these thoughts. And you cannot stop these thoughts from arising. This, my love, is great news. This means your distressing thoughts are just a combination of words you have learned to think at certain times. Your thoughts, especially your circular thoughts, are probably not giving you any useful information. This means, my love, we do not have to pay attention to those!

Notice the thought. Recognize the thought is an old pattern of your mind. Set the thought aside. Notice the emotion that comes with the old thought pattern. Set that emotion aside. Then, continue to move in the direction of what you value, instead of being moved in the direction of your fears.

You are ready to live in a higher vibration. You are ready to move past the intrusive thoughts that are keeping you caged and fearful. My love, I want you to live, to experience to world, and make decisions from the most true and authentic parts of you, from your knowing. Making decisions based in fear means that you are not choosing yourself. When we are in fear, we are not in our authentic Self. You, my love, are learning to trust yourself. You are learning to do what is best for you and, therefore, best for other people. Choosing yourself might be scary, it will probably bring up those fear thoughts. Those are just thoughts; the fear does not need to stop us. The fear must not stop us if we want to live in truth. Living our truth means choosing what is best for us even when we are afraid, because when we sink down into our knowing, we see the fear only live on the surface. Beneath our fear thoughts and emotions is a truth in us that is stabilizing, free, and joyful. You already are free from your thoughts. If you need a reminder, be still, take a breath, allow the thoughts to come and go, then notice what you are left with after the fear thinking and fear emotions retreat. That is where You are, my love.