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Mindfulness
How To Deal a Death Blow to the Greatest Nemesis of Good Moods
Swap thinking with awareness.
As time goes on, I’m becoming increasingly convinced that it’s my mood that determines how my day goes and not so much the events that occur in it.
I mean, if I’m in high spirits, then I feel good regardless of what happens. But the same is true for the other side. If I’m in low spirits, it also doesn’t matter what happens during the day. I will feel low.
But when I am effortlessly lifted and in a good mood, I noticed there is one particular thing I am not doing. I’m not ruminating over anything at all. Instead, I’m just engaged in the present moment without my mind crashing the party.
I’m aware of what is going on and the thoughts floating around in my mind, but I’m not actively thinking about anything. However, when I find myself on the fast track to feeling low-spirited, it’s because I am overthinking.
I found that if I chew on a thought long enough, it has a way of biting back.
Float or sink
Spending too much time on a thought always backfires and pulls my spirit down. When that happens, I’m no longer flowing. I’m at the mercy of how my thoughts feel like dragging me around that…
