This is a meditation for working with your thinking parts.
So,
Closing your eyes.
And,
You might first notice where in your body you find part of you that thinks a lot.
I mean,
It might be obvious that's in your head.
But,
Sometimes people can feel it in their head and their whole body.
Notice how you're feeling towards this thinking part.
Often we can have a part that really gets frustrated with it,
Or judges it.
If you're noticing that's here,
And seeing if the part that judges your thinking can give you some space,
Can relax back,
Can hold off on their judgment or criticism for just five minutes of this part,
So we can work with it today.
If you're able to get some space with any frustration or judgment with your thinking mind,
And it feels clear,
At least there's some breathing room with it,
Then send this part in your head area,
Send it some appreciation.
This part's been working really hard your whole life.
Sometimes these parts don't even really want to do this job,
They just kind of got stuck with it.
So,
Really honoring whatever part has been in charge of thinking your whole life.
If it's a tough job,
It's pretty non-stop,
As we know.
Offering acknowledgement,
Respect to how hard it is for any part to do this job of thinking,
And knowing,
And figuring out,
And talking.
Sending your thinking part loving-kindness as well as appreciation.
And see if any of that loving-kindness reaches this thinking part.
Is it able to feel it?
Maybe sending some more loving-kindness and appreciation and connection to your thinking part.
And then see if this thinking part of you has anything it wants to show you,
Or it wants you to know about maybe why it thinks,
Or what it's like to be in charge of thinking.
What does this part want you to know about it?
Just staying really open to whatever comes forth.
And seeing if there's more this part wants you to know,
More it wants you to get about it,
And the work that it does.
And then you might also ask this part,
What's it afraid of if it didn't think so much,
If it didn't chatter and talk so much?
What might this part be afraid of happening if it didn't do that?
And if this part could stop thinking for just a few minutes,
Say it could take a five-minute break,
Or even ease up a little.
What would be fun for this part?
What would it want to do if it didn't have to think,
If that wasn't its only job?
What would it want to do?
And just notice what it says,
Didn't have to think it would do what?
And letting yourself fully feel that.
You and this part feeling together what its true nature would be if it didn't have to work so hard talking and thinking it would do this.
Often thinking parts come online to protect us or to help us.
And we need a lot of thinking once we enter school and the work world.
So,
We've really had an overactive thinking mind ever since we've joined social groups and had expectations and performance put on us.
So,
You might want to help update this thinking part that actually maybe that amount of effort to help us survive and acclimate to school and work,
That that amount of effort maybe can relax now.
The effort to protect us with a lot of thoughts and worries.
Maybe that's not needed that much effort now,
You're older,
We're adults now.
What if the thinking part could just relax a little bit more and sort of update its program that you don't need quite that much protection,
You don't need quite that many thoughts and words and worries.
The thinking part could be more quiet and more in alignment with what it said it would really like to be.
So,
Just making that invitation for the thinking part to update,
Like hitting the update button on a computer,
And then it could transform into something that's a bit closer to what it truly wants to do.
Noticing what that would feel like in your body,
Your thinking mind had updated to this newer version.
Who would you be?
How would it feel?
What would you be capable of?
And making sure there's this kind of continual intention or invitation to this part to be more relaxed,
To be more its true nature.
And then thanking this part for showing up today and being willing to show you or tell you what it did.
And if this part wants to continue to update or change its role,
It's always welcome to do that and appreciating it.
And then just really thanking this part in closing,
Thanking it for sharing what it did,
For showing you what it did,
For being willing to update some today.
Offering appreciation and gratitude to your thinking part.
