A small shift in perspective can change the way you relate to difficult thoughts and emotions.
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to become wrapped up in your thoughts?
When we're anxious, discouraged, or overwhelmed, our minds often convince us that every thought deserves our attention—or that every thought is true. Before long, we're no longer noticing our thoughts... we're living inside them.
The practice of the Noticing Self offers another way.
Rather than becoming caught up in every thought, feeling, or memory, we begin to observe them with curiosity. We learn to recognize that thoughts are experiences our minds create—not commands we have to obey.
The goal isn't to stop thinking or force yourself to feel differently. The goal is simply to notice what's happening with a little more space and a little less struggle.
Today I noticed my mind telling me...