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Follow up Friday: Noticing is Hard!!

On Monday, I asked you to JUST NOTICE. NOTHING ELSE!

Nothing to do or not do.

Just notice your thoughts.

How hard is this and not do anything about them?How hard is this – and then to manage the emotions that surface as a result of these thoughts?

Hard.Which is why we often would rather “dumb down.”Aka Not pay attention.When we pay attention, we notice things that may be hard …Or we don’t like…Or we want to change…Or, etc.

Thoughts can bring up anxiety, fears and all sorts of emotions and judgments.

For me, I noticed I still have some residual of a thought pattern I have been working on for a while now. Sometimes these patterns can clear completely and sometimes they linger and are part of an enduring life lesson.For me the recurring theme of thoughts had the word “enough” in it…. Be enough, have enough, do enough, earn enough, have enough stuff, etc…

It was all about needing more of something. Wow, that can be exhausting – to have it constantly running in the foreground or background of my mind. At some level, always nagging me.

Guess what I learned? I’m not alone! I have company with family, friends and clients who are also playing this broken record.

Time to shift it!

On Monday we’ll talk about the next step in creating a shift...