A key habit to increase Self- /Awareness
- Tamara Mihályi
- 8 hours ago
- 3 min read
This exercise is key to conscious living – it helps increase our Awareness, optimise thought processes and our individual perception lens through which we interpret the world.
We shall prune obsessive ways of thinking that don't add value and eat precious Life energy.
What does truly contribute to the Life you want to live and what is harmful or irrelevant to it?
I bring Emmet Fox's book The Seven Day Mental Diet, so that you have a concrete resource to help in this process.
The rudimentary steps of this concept:
practice becoming aware of negative thoughts throughout the day
when you encounter them, do not dwell on them
to avoid dwelling, an internal codeword or mantra can be helpful to snap you out of it
– example: in the work of #drjoedispenza it is calling out loud "Change!", to disrupt the onslaught of mentally-emotionally draining thought loops
disrupt negative thoughts and behaviours with questions like
"What is useful from this?"
"What can I do?"
"Can I let go of what I cannot influence right now?"
"Is it an old/outdated response to the person/behaviour I am dealing with, that I do want to change or let go of?"
"How can this be an opportunity to learn and have a better outcome?" (outcome can be internal/feeling or external/material or communication/relationship-type)
counterbalance every negative thought with a grateful one
reminders of your primary Life Goals / Life Vision and Core Values can help to refocus energy on what truly matters to you
be aware of what information you feed to your Mind that saturates your Subconscious which governs your behaviour
Try this habit for 7 straight days, as E. Fox recommends, or more.
The more you practice with conscious effort, the more it becomes effortless and a natural part of your way of thinking and how you carry yourself through the day.
Our ways of thinking are habitual. Like our reactions to triggers.
We have the ability to change our habits.
Once we get clear on WHY we want the Change, it will help us remain inspired in this process that may not always feel easy.
We open up the potential of our Mind to not be stuck in outdated patterns that do not serve us and our current goals well any more.
As the quote goes, attributed to Banksy:
“If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.”
Because not only our internal world is changing with our evolving goals, but our external environment too, this process shall accompany our constant adapting and optimising.
Our Mind is our partner in filtering the plethora of information we encounter day to day – either in a helpful or a distorting way.
For example, like a cynical way of thinking tries to provide a makeshift protection mechanism against thoughts rooted in unresolved pain but it closes the Mind's pathways to learning and useful alternatives.
While a clear, positive Mind will recognize more possibilities and also successes.
Conscious thinking shapes our circumstances and the quality of our experiences.
We can enjoy this process while it seamlessly blends into our days, reaping its benefits:
a clearer, more peaceful Mind, hand in hand with a greater sense of well-being, sharpened focus and more space for creative solutions to reach our goals, elevating the quality of our experience at the same time.
For #selfreflection time:
"What is a better way of investing my energy and attention?"
"What are the things I choose to focus on that can bring better results?"
"What are the best reminders that keep me going and keep my Mind clear and focused on things that matter to me most?"
Questions like these can help redirect negative thought loops, saving precious time, energy and attention.
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