I used to think thoughts were a part of who I was. And I’d get annoyed with people saying, “Thoughts create your reality.”

Repeating positive sentences I didn’t believe in had no positive impact on my life just added more frustration. 

I couldn’t see the direct link between my thoughts and my reality until I heard my coach explain it in a simple way that clicked for me.

Our thoughts impact the way we feel. (e.g. thinking sad thoughts generate a feeling of sadness, motivating thoughts – motivation, etc.)

Those emotions become the fuel that drives our actions or inactions. (e.g. when you feel motivated, the actions look different than when feeling discouraged)

The sum of those actions and inactions creates the results. (Hence, the reality)

Now I think being a watcher of your mind is one of the most valuable skills you can develop for yourself. 

When you watch yourself think, you create distance between you and your thoughts. 

You stop identifying yourself with thoughts and notice that thoughts are optional. 

Now I see that generating thoughts is part of my brain’s job. 

I don’t need to believe every thought my brain offers. 

I don’t need to judge myself if a negative thought crosses my mind.

I can notice a thought. Acknowledge the emotion this thought creates. 

(And process the emotion – which is another important skill).

I can question the thought. Opinions, judgments, suggestions – are not necessarily true facts.

I can decide to keep believing it or let go and replace it with a better feeling thought that helps me create the results I want.

I can choose to think on purpose to create more results deliberately than on autopilot.

It might sound basic and obvious but it can be very easily forgotten in the midst of a mind drama or choosing a habitual negative thinking pattern, and then being upset about the results. 

☑️ Do you have a negative thought your brain is offering you now?

How do you feel when you think that?  What do you do when you feel that way? What result does that create?

Do you want to keep believing it? What could you think instead? What would you feel? How would you act? What result would that create?