Believing every thought that went through my head was how I used to go through life and I used to believe thoughts were my truth.
The negative voice in my head was always so loud, so I believed everything it said without question. Just because something is loud, doesn’t make it true. Often the opposite is true.
People raise their voices in disagreements because they want so desperately to be right. Their loudness is an attempt to drown out the truth. Whenever my wisdom would quietly pierce through the loudness of the thoughts in my head, I would dismiss it immediately.
‘How could I possibly do that?’
‘There’s no way I’m capable.’
‘They’re all better at this than me.’
Why was I so quick to dismiss my wisdom and so quick to believe my doubts?
I’ve come to realise that thought isn’t any more true just because it’s loud and racing. Trusting is like trusting everything an irrational person is saying in an argument. Instead, I’ve been choosing to flip the script.
The more I slow down, the more I can hear my inner wisdom and the more I can choose to discard negative thoughts in the moment.
Why can’t I believe the quiet wisdom instead of negative thoughts in the moment?
Turns out, I can.
