Bread for the Brain

Ever take an inventory of the things in your life that drag you down? Taking our the garbage...check. Neighbors dog pooped in the yard...check. My boss doesn't see that all his/her interruptions make it hard to get things done...check.

What happens to your energy level, your creativity, your concentration when you get dragged down?? Don't you feel like you want to get out, get up, get away?? That's your natural defense of fight or flight kicking in. It's there to protect you from harm. Well in the good old cave days that is. Now we just grin and bear it don't we? Every time you get dragged down, you aren't able to get up, get out or get away from what bugs you. We don't realize what our body is going through to try to keep everything under wraps. It's draining on the mind and the body for hours afterwards. If you have a stressful job or responsibilities throughout the day...it may just go from one stressful moment to the next.

It's time for you to take an inventory. Yep, right now. Otherwise you'll never do it. Get a pen and paper. Don't care if you write with a crayon. List those things that drain all your energy, upset you, make you crazy, bug the daylights out of you. Get really petty here. Keep going once you get started, flip the paper over and go to town on it. Get it cleaned out of your head and onto paper.

Done? Great!! I'm proud of you for doing that!! I'll tell you why. It's easier not to. It's easier...but it's not more beneficial. Here is the big benefit of cleaning out the clutter. Your poor brain carries all that around and it continues to think about it...sometimes a lot! It's like a "HOT" button. It keeps getting pushed.

So here is what you can do with that list. Circle the TOP 5 things on that list that will bring you what you want in life. I'll wait.......I'm still here...waiting. You didn't circle anything? I'm not surprised!!! Not at all!! None of the things on your list will bring you what you want. So quit thinking about them so much. The more you think about them the more power you give them and the more they drag you down.

When those thoughts that drag you down happen, push them out with a good thought. The more you practice the better you will get. Win the battle and you will win the war!! Need help getting focused on a new way of thinking?? Give me a shout!! I'm here for you. It took me quite awhile to get a winning attitude. I can help you get one too. email me: sandrabullard11@gmail.com

Keep Healthy!
Sandra