We often are aware that the things that go round and round in our minds are hurting us. Our thoughts confuse us. Our thoughts mire us in one place. Does this sound familiar to you?
Listen to this short audio clip of Byron Katie explaining her view of thoughts and see how perhaps your perception about what your thoughts are... changes.
Please offer feedback.... I would love to know how you "heard" this.
Understanding our thoughts. ...hmmm...how many times have I wished I could just throw a switch and STOP thinking for even half an hour? Often I feel consumed by my thoughts. My bson told me once, in a rare personal comment,"You think too much." I agreed with him, but asked him, "How do I stop?" He couldn't answer that. I suppose the best way is to keep busy, very busy, keep yourself distracted but that only works for so long. Sooner or later, you must confront those thoughts, the troubling ones, the ones that demand resolution. You can run but you can't hide.
On the other hand there are those ultra happy thoughts that you want to keep close to you, to review in a private moment, perhaps to linger over once your head hits the pillow and oh what a way to go to sleep that can be, when you can savor some special thought and go over the initial sensations of the experience over and over again. Is the secret to make our thoughts work for us? To program ourselves accordingly? Is it possible? To some degree it is but by the same token, one should be able to delete negative thoughts and thought patterns. Is that not a manner of mind control? Is that even healthy?
Posted by: Audrey | Monday, February 13, 2006 at 11:26 AM
Good audio. Good advice. Good information. I'll come back to visit.
Posted by: Patricia | Monday, February 13, 2006 at 01:23 PM
Good audio must listen to it some more.
Posted by: Mary-Ann | Monday, February 13, 2006 at 09:41 PM
That's such a great point to bring up - our thoughts are really benign until we believe them.
Situations are like that, too. For example, not hearing back from someone we called isn't an inherently stressful experience.
It's just the story we tell about that situation that brings us the pain. So when we notice a story/belief that brings us pain, that's when we can question it to see what may be as true or truer for us.
Thanks for sharing the great audio, Christi - and for highlighting how thoughts and beliefs are different.
Posted by: Mona Grayson | Saturday, March 04, 2006 at 01:30 AM