Monday mindfulness minute: Think Greater than you feel

This idea comes from Dr. Joe Dispenza’s, “Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself,” and hits on how our habits are rewired through changing our thoughts. We may know that thoughts -> feelings -> actions, but it’s so easy for feelings to completely take us over and get caught in the ruts of habitual action. 

Like this morning when the alarm went off at 5:15 AM my initial instinct (the feeling inside) was to turn off the alarm and set a new one for 6:30 AM (and I actually did that). Being comfortable under the covers is a habitual feeling. But right after that, I thought, “No, I’m rested enough and should get up to go to the gym,” and so I got up and went. 

Does this mean that I’m going to feel like getting up tomorrow at 5:15 AM when the alarm goes off again? Nope. But it does mean that I’m one step closer to making it a habit. I like to think of thoughts as bricks and habits as the brick wall. One different thought isn’t necessarily going to dismantle the wall, but it will start the process of change. 

The body and feelings will eventually catch up if we can work to see and have different thoughts. 

How can you think greater than you feel this week? Try doing it once a day and see what happens.