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Thoughts Can Be a Jail

December 18, 2023 By Nagesh Belludi Leave a Comment

Thoughts Can Be a Jail: Don't Define Yourself by Your Thoughts You can learn to recognize your thoughts for what they really are.

You are not your thoughts.

Your thoughts are just your thoughts.

They’re not your life.

They’re your thoughts.

You’re the sky. Thoughts are the clouds. Clouds materialize; then, they disperse. You, the sky, remain.

Idea for Impact: Don’t try so hard to control and stop your thoughts. Let yourself feel them. But don’t permit them to control you and your body.

When you no longer define yourself by your thoughts, you’re no longer a prisoner of your own mind.

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Filed Under: Health and Well-being, Living the Good Life Tagged With: Anxiety, Conversations, Emotions, Introspection, Mindfulness, Parables, Worry

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About: Nagesh Belludi [hire] is a St. Petersburg, Florida-based freethinker, investor, and leadership coach. He specializes in helping executives and companies ensure that the overall quality of their decision-making benefits isn’t compromised by a lack of a big-picture understanding.

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