Control Your Thoughts

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Control Your Thoughts

The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.

                                    Marcus Aurelius

You are probably already aware of the fact that thoughts rule your life - and not the other way around. Most often we let “our” thoughts roam free. Perhaps we don’t even consider the fact that we can, actually, control them.

Being controlled by your thoughts may seem to be a human predicament. They just fall in on you all the time and take over your life. Thoughts can make you sad or angry, worried or jealous, but of course also happy and calm.They dye your soul. Who hasn’t felt total blackness inside when a great anger has risen - or the soft golden glow of caring for somebody dear to you. 

The point is that thoughts push you to always dislike or like things, to reject or crave for them. They don’t leave you any peace of mind - and they consume very much of your energy. Energy that you could use in much better ways. 

Becoming the master of your own mind is a lifelong task. It starts with realising that you are not your thoughts. Thoughts pass through you, as the air, and you are the one who’s watching them.Try to place your attention behind your head and  focus on the thoughts that constantly pop up in there - and then just let them go. Don’t get involved. As soon as you notice a new thought emerging in your brain, let it go. 

 Solving a task at work or at home is one thing, then you choose what to think about and do it in a focused way. But being constantly overwhelmed by free roaming thoughts that steal your energy is another thing. You’re definitely better off dropping them. Remember, you are not your thoughts; you are the attention behind them.