Rest

No, rest happens submerged in the hustle. Deep breaths in-between hard work, in-between difficult relationships, in-between tragedy.

Thinking Patterns: Journal Prompt 10

Your thoughts follow patterns. Recognizable patterns. Find your pattern. Find distance and clarity.

Thinking Patterns: Journal Prompt 9

There is no room for forward movement in these thoughts. It has a flavor of protection, don't get close, I know who you are. People have been characterized. You have decided.

Thinking Patterns: Journal Prompt 8

Personalization, the thinking pattern that over indulges in responsibility.

Thinking Patterns: Journal Prompt 7

It is primal. This thought pattern functions to prepare and protect. Your brain sees a possibility—it ignores probability—and races to be ready for survival.

Thinking Patterns: Journal Prompt 6

The chaos of unfocused thinking helps you keep a 6-foot safe distance from your emotions. Consequently, it also keeps you from being present and connected to your life.

Thinking Patterns: Journal Prompt 5

A shameful thinking pattern is often loud and difficult to get distance from. Shameful thinking patterns often leave you feeling as though you don't belong, you aren't enough, or that something is wrong with you. Words like "should or must" are common indicators of shameful thinking patterns. I should have done that, what's wrong with … Continue reading Thinking Patterns: Journal Prompt 5 →

Thinking Patterns: Journal Prompt 4

The voice of this thought pattern focuses on minimizing. As if you are talking yourself out of your lived experience, minimizing the problem, the impact, or the experience.

Thinking Patterns: Journal Prompt 3

You have power to give your emotions visiting hours. You can unhook from this type of thinking by mining distance from your emotions.

Thinking Patterns: Journal Prompt 2

However, in matters of the heart, binary thinking can feel rigid, idealistic, and provide no breathing room for nuance.