Three techniques to blank the mind

Last week I promised a few techniques to stop thoughts no longer useful for creating different options versus looping in the same set of beliefs. As Einstein once said, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”

Change our mind about something, everything changes. Literally. If you change your idea about a person or situation, your entire body reacts to the new thought by producing a long list of chemical reactions which change the way you feel inside. When your feeling changes so does your perception of reality. Everything is new including your thoughts which produce different options.

So, let’s get the non-thinking process going! Know that changing an addictive pattern of thought takes practice but is doable with rewarding results. With each of these techniques, first center yourself with a few deep, calming breaths, and then move into them.

Technique 1:
Imagine an empty white board or a white piece of paper, or a white movie screen. Let your whole inner vision fill with the whiteness until it takes up all space. Don’t allow your mind to wander or “write/put” anything on the space. Maintain the “whiteness” as long as you can.

Technique 2:
Using a clock with a second hand, practicing witnessing the seconds tick by without creating any thoughts. If you catch yourself in a thought, bring your focus back to the clock and start again. If you can make it a full minute without a thought, you are on your way to creating anything you desire.

Technique 3:
While driving, allow some of your attention to notice the center line of the road. Notice or witness the center line without creating any thoughts. No radio or phone calls. Keep your mind blank. Like technique 2, if you can do this for a minute or more, you’re well on your way to consciously creating.  

Practice these techniques often. And no beating yourself up if you can’t go without thought more than a second or two at first. Just start over WITHOUT thinking anything. Taking control of your own mind from wayward addictive thinking is a bit like learning to ride a bike. It takes practice before you master the task.

Why would you even want to do this? 

As your mind shifts out of automatic thoughts into stillness, there is now space for your highest wisdom to drop in. These new thoughts tend to create our aha moments that fill us with enthusiasm and joy. Everything changes FOR YOU, and it feels good!

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