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Hey, welcome back to your Daily Mindfulness. Today, I'm going to share a cognitive hack to help you reduce stress and bring you back to the present moment. It's called shifting your what if to what is. So much of our stress, worry and anxiety comes from our "what if mind." You know, the what if mind, right? What if this doesn't go well? What if I give the presentation and they don't like it? What if I can't fall back to sleep and I'm tired all day tomorrow? What if, what if, what if. Sometimes the what if mind can be helpful.
What if I get sick? Maybe I should consider health insurance. That's an example of the what if mine being used in a productive way. But much of the time, the what if mind is nothing more than obsessive, neurotic mental chatter that keeps us in a state of angst. So when you find yourself caught in those moments, I invite you to practice shifting your what if to what is. Let's try it out right now.
So we could easily whip ourselves up into a frenzy just sitting here thinking about everything that could go wrong. Right? The what if mind, uh, running free. However, we could also drop our attention into what is here right now. And so let's do it. Maybe noticing what you can see.
Me, the space around the screen. Maybe noticing what you can hear. The sound of my voice and the other sounds in the space around you. Maybe also noticing what's in your body. Are you warm? Cool? Do you feel well fed? Hungry? When we drop our attention into what is actually here, often we see that this moment is not as overwhelming as our mind is making it out to be.
So today, when you find yourself caught up in the "what if", see if you can shift it into what is, and I think you'll find this brings you a little bit more peace, clarity, and ease throughout the day. As always, thank you for your practice. I'll talk to you soon and take care.
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Hey, welcome back to your Daily Mindfulness. Today, I'm going to share a cognitive hack to help you reduce stress and bring you back to the present moment. It's called shifting your what if to what is. So much of our stress, worry and anxiety comes from our "what if mind." You know, the what if mind, right? What if this doesn't go well? What if I give the presentation and they don't like it? What if I can't fall back to sleep and I'm tired all day tomorrow? What if, what if, what if. Sometimes the what if mind can be helpful.
What if I get sick? Maybe I should consider health insurance. That's an example of the what if mine being used in a productive way. But much of the time, the what if mind is nothing more than obsessive, neurotic mental chatter that keeps us in a state of angst. So when you find yourself caught in those moments, I invite you to practice shifting your what if to what is. Let's try it out right now.
So we could easily whip ourselves up into a frenzy just sitting here thinking about everything that could go wrong. Right? The what if mind, uh, running free. However, we could also drop our attention into what is here right now. And so let's do it. Maybe noticing what you can see.
Me, the space around the screen. Maybe noticing what you can hear. The sound of my voice and the other sounds in the space around you. Maybe also noticing what's in your body. Are you warm? Cool? Do you feel well fed? Hungry? When we drop our attention into what is actually here, often we see that this moment is not as overwhelming as our mind is making it out to be.
So today, when you find yourself caught up in the "what if", see if you can shift it into what is, and I think you'll find this brings you a little bit more peace, clarity, and ease throughout the day. As always, thank you for your practice. I'll talk to you soon and take care.
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Kelly Boys offers a fresh and illuminating take on how to step out of lifelong patterns that keep snagging us.
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I have been on a journey of healing and learning self-love. Amidst the work, I have been using the mindfulness app for the gentle reminders, guides to the moment (especially the difficult ones).
Kelly Boys offers a fresh and illuminating take on how to step out of lifelong patterns that keep snagging us.
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