We harbour a lot of negative thoughts in our mind. When we dress up for an event – we constantly criticise ourselves for the way we dress. We criticise ourselves for our physical features like a bad nose or hair. So in a way it looks like we are totally unsatisfied creatures always complaining about ourselves to us.
Just imagine if we kept telling what we tell ourselves to others – how cruel we might be seem!So for today we’ll just observe thoughts that are negative and critical of ourselves. When a negative thought come – just pause – listen completely to the thought – then decide whether it is worth acting on it. Then let it go.
For example – when you sit to work – a thought might say – it’s no use now – you’ll never be able to finish all that work today! Even during this lockdown – you might think – I should have started working out or dieting and whatever it is you want to do earlier.
What will you do? Listen to it. Recognise that it is a critical thought. Then deliberately say to yourself – I don’t need to act on this thought. I don’t need to feel bad about it. And let the negative thought go. You might want to read Rumination and mindfulness which is related to this topic.
Click on the Audio link below to practise a guided meditation.
Bell The Mind 
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