Hi,
We've probably all experienced it.
Some type of anxiety,
Especially in recent days.
And we all know how it can escalate in our bodies.
Because our minds like to grab hold of anxiety and write stories about them.
That we ruminate on that turn into a major spiral down the proverbial rabbit hole.
So I've got just a little.
Tip,
Trick that I like to give my clients.
To maybe derail that anxiety spiral.
I'm Tiffany.
And I've been a reality therapist for 21 years.
And I don't know where I learned this trick,
But I've given it out hundreds and hundreds,
If not more times.
So it's called practicing the pause.
And it goes a little bit like this.
Wherever you're sitting.
Just sit back,
Take a really,
Really deep breath.
All the way into your tummy.
Hold it.
And then blow it out.
Close your eyes.
And I want you to think this sentence inside your head.
I wonder what my next thought will be.
Now think it again.
I wonder what my next thought will be.
And think it one more time.
I wonder what my next thought will be.
Now open your eyes.
And think to yourself.
I wonder what my next thought will be.
Do you feel the pause?
At the end of the sentence.
At pause.
Is Blank Mind.
The space in between.
The liminal.
And just a moment of pure peace.
To help derail.
Those anxiety spirals.
Tuck that sentence into your back pocket.
Use it throughout the day whenever you need a moment of peace.
Just close your eyes.
Think to yourself,
I wonder what my next thought will be.
And pause.
Then move on with your day.
It's also a really beautiful practice at night.
When you can't get to sleep,
We've all been there.
Where we close our eyes and the thoughts start,
The stories start,
The spiral begins.
Take the deep breath,
Ask yourself the question.
And wait.
Thought comes in,
Don't attach to it.
Ask the question and wait.
My promise to you.
Is that you'll fall asleep.
In the blank space.
In the space of pure peace.
In the liminal.
Happy dreams,
And happy derailing.
