What in the world is going on out there?
When the waves kick up, we have choices. We can either let them take us down or we can ride them. Every great athlete knows it’s a mind game. It’s no different in real life.
The mind’s job is to think and doubt. All day everyday. Thoughts create feelings and if we’re not careful we are at the mercy of our mind, reacting to it’s every wild thought. I used to say to my coach, “I have a million things to do, Deborah.” And she would say, “Really Chérie? You have ONE MILLION things to do?” <eyeroll> I wanted to say, “Yes Deborah, I have exactly ONE MILLION things to do.” And of course, her comeback was always, “How does that make you feel when you say it?” <eyeroll> “It makes me feel fantastic”. LOL.
Thoughts create feelings and this thought always made me feel overwhelmed. So the first step in unwinding overwhelm is to know this: I AM NOT MY THOUGHTS. Just because your brain can fire off a thought or doubt, doesn’t mean it’s true. The magic happens when you stop identifying with your thoughts and remember that your mind is here to serve you – not to be in charge of you. The truest you is in your heart. That’s the part we call your Knowing, your High Self, or as I like to call her, The Siren. That’s the part of you in charge – the one who is never overwhelmed and can question and direct your thoughts.
Let your thoughts run the show and you’re sure to find yourself swimming in overwhelm. Or, feed your mind with beautiful thoughts and visions.
Close your eyes and see exactly what you want – for instance, walking into that big meeting next week radiating such quiet confidence that everyone in the room leans in. You’re not just prepared, you’re magnetic. Your ideas flow, people build on them, and that project you’ve been losing sleep over? It transforms from overwhelming to energizing. This thought directs your mind to focus on what you WANT and it will flood you with feelings that open your heart and have you believe this reality is unfolding right now.
What you just did is send out a signal with a powerful thought that will create your new reality. That powerful signal reminds you that you get to choose what you focus on, what meaning you give it and what you’re going to do about it. Then the feelings that return are the opposite of overwhelm and they quite literally draw what you want to you.
We are all overwhelmed at times and that’s what our fast-paced, content overloaded, productivity worshiping culture keeps stirring up for us.
I’m just here to remind you, you got powers.
I see you.
Love,
Chérie
