EMPTY YOUR MIND!!!

Posted on by Callie

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Last week I focused on giving up trying.  This week I've decided I need to "empty my mind."  Specifically, I'd like to work on emptying my mind of worry and anxiety.  Wouldn't that be great?  To be able to just make all of those stressful negative thoughts that crowd your mind just disappear?  Poof.  Gone.  Just Happy Thoughts.

Well, as luck would have it, I walked in to Barnes & Noble yesterday, started flipping through The Power of Positive Thinking, and randomly opened it to a page that told me how to do just that!  Insane.  Truly the law of attraction was at work in that moment! 

So, according to this book, the best time to "empty your mind" of anxieties, fears, and insecurities, is at bedtime.  Apparently, the things that occupy your mind just before you go to sleep tend to have a serious impact on you.  Ummm…yeah.  [Mental Note: Watching news before bed – murders, killings, war, death, destruction – not a good idea.]  So here's what you're supposed to do right before you go to sleep:

Drain Your Brain

  • Tell yourself that you're emptying fear & anxiety out of your mind.

 Use creative visualization to imagine you're actually "draining" your mind of all worrisome thoughts.  I guess you can picture yourself emptying a bottle of liquid down the drain.  Recite this to yourself 5 times.

  • Then tell yourself that you BELIEVE your mind is now emptied.

  You have to go through this step.  You have to believe in yourself and in what you're doing.  Recite this to yourself 5 times.

  • Next thank God for freeing you from fear.

  Showing gratitude is an important final step in this process.  You've accepted that you've truly emptied your mind of all worries and you recognize that your ability to do it lies in a power greater than just you.

  • Sleep.

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  • Next day & daily after that: Fill your mind with good stuff, positive images & good thoughts.

  Once you've emptied your mind, it can't just stay empty.  You have to refill that empty space with all the right stuff that will keep you worry-free!

Sounds easy enough!  My goal this week will be to do this every night & see if I'm able to achieve a more relaxed life because of it.   Just a few minutes before bedtime….talking to myself & most likely feeling a bit odd doing it.  But who cares?  The benefits totally seem worth it!  I invite you to try it too…..and let me know how it goes! 

 

GOOD IDEA:  EMPTY YOUR MIND!  Break the worry habit & live a more relaxed life everyday!