Question your story - Week Two Day Four

Are your thoughts true?

Week Two Day Four

Stop. Take a few moments to notice your breath. Does it become slower or deeper when you give attention?

Next, scan your body. Eyes, mouth, neck, chest, abdomen, back, hands, shoulders, legs. Are there any tight spots? Swirling? Loose? Itchy, sweaty, dry sore? Any other feelings?

Does your body need anything? A drink? Food? To relieve yourself? To stretch? To be touched or have space from being touched? To breathe?

Don’t judge. Just notice.

Next, check your thoughts.

Without judgment, what have you been thinking recently and in the past 24 hours? Write them down if you wish.

If you have time and space, sit and breath. You can follow a meditation or sit with your breath — when your mind waters notice, then return to your focus. Repeat for as long as you wish. If you have people around you and they interrupt, that’s okay. Answer, handle their needs, then return to your focus. Meditation is not about no thoughts, it’s about returning your focus.

If your body has needs, attend to them as soon as you can. Get a drink, use the toilet, put on some lotion, or touch your toes. If you need touch or massage, give yourself that. If you need space from being touched, find ways to connect with your kids in non-touch ways. Sensory play is often helpful.

You can leave your thoughts and needs in the comments.

Let’s get into today’s discussion.

Question your story

Thoughts drive our emotions, and emotions drive our responses.

I often hear from parents who react from worry. They react with coercion or harshness from fierce, but few consider if their thoughts are true. Fear especially lies to us. Fear, of course, is us, our automatic negative thoughts.

Have you ever questioned your thoughts?

I took the following from Byron Katie's four questions:

Write down your thoughts

Now ask yourself

Is this true?

Do you know 100% that your thought is true? What evidence do you have?

How would you react without the thought?

What else could be true?

Drop your thoughts and fears in the comments and I'll help you question them.