(Day 13) 21-day Meditation / New Habit Creation Challenge.
“Building a sustainable sense of ease and calm takes time. It’s not a quick fix to make your anxiety disappear.”
We all deal with anxiety differently. Whether its panic attacks or fear and worry of the unknown, it’s all the same. It’s a negative thought that comes about for whatever reason it is for each individual that manifests into a physical response in the body.
Emotions need a lot of thought to be fueled. Once we stop thinking about whatever it is fueling that emotion, the emotion runs out of fuel. But what usually happens is a thought arises and we give it a lot of attention/fuel, which encourages the emotion and we get a physical sensation. The brain recognizes this sensation and then before we know it, we’re in a loop where the mind reflects the sensation in the body then the body increasingly reflects the sensation of thoughts in the mind.
My take away from this quote is that dedicating your efforts each day to set aside time to practice on creating ease and calm is key if you deal with anxiety or any unwanted emotion. Proper nutrition & exercise are also apart of the equation but becoming aware of your physical state helps jump out of the loop.
The goal is not to control your thoughts, but to see them as just thoughts that don’t have power over you, rather you have the power to make choices in your life to practice calming your mind and not jumping into these unwanted thoughts. 💚✌️
-Josh P.