The trick is to surprise our ego before it gets settled into deeper negative patterns. After feathers and balloons and chewing-gum, here is another way to manage our mind-chatter in 2016!
Managing the burn of mind-chatter
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Lol. And here I thought it might smell somewhat different and closer to the substance some of these thoughts are made of…
Dear Ian, thanks for following the smell of my thoughts!
What if there is too much to burn? Should I just focus on that smell?
Dear Bill, you seem to really get what I’m talking about. It’s reassuring. Yes, sometimes there is a lot to burn. I personally focus on whatever helps me to remove the state of mind-chatter, especially because it is a state that seems fixed-for-ever when I “got” it. Images that remind me of the impermanence nature of life -which includes mind-chatter- are my favorite to focus on! When they leave a good smell, even better…