L.J. VANIER: “12 Quotes To Remember When You’re Over-Thinking”

We all seem to have this natural tendency to want to dissect everything in our lives and put it in neat little labelled boxes. When we come to a challenge that we cannot overcome immediately however, our minds begin to spin and spin working out a multitude of possibilities and probabilities until we find something we can make logical sense from. Then finally once we have formulated any means by which to solve our equation sufficiently, we let our minds rest.This form of mental processing is hard on the mind and as we have witnessed, the repercussions of an overworked, over stressed society are devastating.

Over thinking in my opinion stems from lack of trust. It is the overuse and abuse of the mind, falsely representing itself as ‘control’.

We tend to think that they more we can manipulate a situation, the more power and control we exude over it. But the more we attempt to control our own circumstances, the more we rob ourselves of the beauty of what could have and should have naturally unfolded should we had only trusted and given ‘life a chance’.

It is the way of no way, so to speak and when we meditate we practice letting go by meaning of mindful breathing. We breath in and we accept. We breath out and we release.

Meditation is so beneficial because it teaches us to calm ourselves and release our resistance to everything that we can’t control. Because in truth, we cannot control anything.

It teaches us to trust.

So if you are an over thinker, right now I want you to shut it off, shut it down and take comfort in knowing that we can’t plan everything out to the last detail. Sometimes we just need to have a little faith; sometimes we need to get out of our own way and if we do, we might just find that the path we were looking for was already waiting for us.

 

“Eventually all of the pieces fall into place. Until then, laugh at the confusion, live for the moment and know that everything happens for a reason.”

 

“Don’t overthink things. Sometimes you can convince your head not to listen to your heart. Those are the decisions you regret for the rest of your life.” ~Faith Barnett

 

“One of the happiest moments in life is when you find the courage to let go of what you can’t change.”

 

“I’ve got 99 problems, 86 of them are completely made up scenarios in my head that I’m stressing about for absolutely no logical reason.”

 

“Don’t think it complicates things. Just feel and if it feels like home then follow its path.” ~R.M Drake

 

“Sometimes the best thing you can do is not think, not wonder, not imagine, not obsess. Just breathe and have faith that everything will work out for the best.”

 

“Your mind is your instrument, learn to be its master and not its slave.”

 

“The key to happiness is letting each situation be what it is instead of what you think it should be.”

 

“Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and start being positive about what could go right.”

 

“Stop worrying about how its going to happen and start trusting that it will.”

 

“Don’t believe everything you think”

 

“We often want it so badly that we ruin it before it begins. Over thinking, fantasizing, imagining, expecting, worrying, doubting. Just let it naturally evolve.”

 

 

 

 

~via isoulscience.com

SOUL SCIENCE: “15 Native American Proverbs That Will Speak To Your Soul”

Imagine if these peaceful tribes we’re never raided and their land and lives never taken. The history of our world would have transpired completely differently. We would be in touch with nature, ourselves and the Earth.

We would be able to connect with animals, the stars, the flowers and each other so deeply; something so simple that has been lost through modern reality. Let us never forget the wisdom these natives shared. Let us re-create the world of cosmic, earthly and universal understanding they once knew.

 

 

“Don’t be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts.” ~Hopi

 

 

“It is better to have less thunder in the mouth and more lightning in the hand.” ~Apache

 

 

“All plants are our brothers and sisters. They talk to us and if we listen, we can hear them.” ~Arapaho

 

 

“Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I’ll understand.” ~Tribe Unknown

 

 

“When we show our respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us.” ~Arapaho

 

 

“Those that lie down with dogs, get up with fleas.” ~Blackfoot 

 

 

“What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.” ~Blackfoot

 

“When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.” ~Cherokee

 

 

“Those who have one foot in the canoe, and one foot in the boat, are going to fall into the river.” ~Tuscarora

 

 

“Our first teacher is our own heart.” ~Cheyenne

 

 

“Remember that your children are not your own, but are lent to you by the Creator.”  ~Mohawk

 

 

“Man’s law changes with his understanding of man. Only the laws of the spirit remain always the same.” ~Crow

 

 

“There is no death, only a change of worlds.” ~Duwamish

 

 

“You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.” ~Navajo

 

 

“All dreams spin out from the same web.” ~Hopi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~via SoulScience.com