Old Tex is right. It takes practice. Be proud that you at least notice when you are having negative thoughts. I am finally able to catch myself maybe about 50% of the time fairly quickly. Today I was in a particularly snarky mood and kept catching myself 'fighting' with various people in my head. I was really into it before I realized how crappy it felt. Right now I tend to run through some other negative feelings when I catch myself manifesting negatively. I feel guilty, then I worry that I am screwing something up. I am trying to whittle that process down. I take a deep breath and do some self talk. I tell myself that I am still human and everybody slips now and again. I praise myself for noticing the negative behavior. I talk to myself like I would talk to one of my kids, in a loving maternal way. It really does help. |