Whilst struggling with my wayward trolley which seemed to have a mind of its own, already feeling stiff from a rigorous Pilates session the previous day and worried about finishing all I needed to do in my limited free time, an elderly lady walked up to me and said: “You look just like I feel.”
OMG. Talk about a rude awakening from my reveries! How was I coming across? What thoughts were making me appear that way? Did I really look frazzled? Did I feel frazzled?
It’s not that I worry about how I look – or what people think of me, but more about what thoughts I was thinking that created this physical reality. Thoughts can be worked on and changed, if necessary.
I laughed with her, re-evaluated and decided I had all the time in the world. I sat down, enjoyed a cup of coffee and wrote this article. As I was writing, a friendly customer leaned over and asked me if I was enjoying my work.
“It shows,” he said.
- What thoughts are driving you crazy?
- How do these thoughts make you feel?
- What new thoughts can you replace them with, instead?
Completely Human 