The conveyor belt of thought.
Disengaging without blame.
Today's gentle message for this you,
Here,
Now,
Is this.
We don't have to believe every thought that passes through the mind.
Just because a thought appears,
Doesn't mean we have to engage with it.
Let's go to the wisdom of the waves for a micro-dose of insight and inspiration.
Thoughts are like boxes on a conveyor belt.
Constantly moving.
Constantly offering.
Humans have been conditioned to view thoughts as either positive or negative.
However,
This can set them up for a struggle when they buy into the narrative that the negative thought provides.
It is so much easier to use the categories of helpful vs.
Unhelpful instead of positive vs.
Negative.
Some thoughts are helpful,
Others are unhelpful.
When you get overwhelmed or hurt by life,
It's like the boxes on the conveyor belt jump out at you.
And because they do it at such speed,
This urgency gets you hooked by the words they give you.
Even if the words that they give you are painful.
My dear sweet soul,
You need not lift a box that is not fair for you to carry.
The thousands of thoughts that you humans have every day,
Most of which are automatic,
And a large portion of these are unhelpful.
You can step back.
You can watch.
You can say.
This is just a thought.
Not a command.
Not a prophecy.
Not the literal truth.
It is a stream of words.
Just a thought.
I am not my thoughts unless I choose them.
Each time you shift from harsh thoughts to a kinder response,
You activate the prefrontal cortex,
The part of your brain that helps you pause,
Reflect and respond.
And soothe the amygdala,
Which handles fear and reactivity.
It supports emotional balance and clearer choices that you so deeply deserve.
This reduces cortisol and boosts oxytocin,
Dopamine and serotonin,
Enhancing trust,
Motivation and mood.
This is when self-talk is medicine.
And should you choose to make this a practice,
Over time your brain rewires for self-compassion and resilience.
Your nervous system begins to associate self-validation with safety.
Helping you stay grounded in future moments of stress.
You don't deserve the unhelpful boxes on this conveyor belt.
You are worthy of the boxes that are helpful.
And you are living proof that you actually do care for yourself.
Simply because you are here,
Listening to these very words.
So,
Like standing at this conveyor belt,
You can choose which boxes to pick up,
And which to let pass.
I choose validating self-talk right now.
As I do this,
I disengage from the automatic self-talk which usually doesn't serve me,
And I intentionally engage with validating self-talk which does.
I allow my mind to chatter,
Regardless of the content of the thought,
And come back to the greater intelligence of who I am.
Unlike the automatic self-talk that takes place,
I access the part of me that has the capacity for awareness of this moment.
The capacity for empathy.
The capacity for kindness.
That deep down,
I know that I deserve.
This is the essence of who I am.
The moment of choosing validating self-talk is the moment I choose to show up for myself once again.
This is always a process.
It is always a practice.
We disconnect so that we can reconnect.
And so it is.
I stand beside the belt of mind,
And choose the voice that's soft and kind.
I stand beside the belt of mind,
And choose the voice that's soft and kind.
I stand beside the belt of mind,
And choose the voice that's soft and kind.
