THE MESSY MIDDLE OF YOUR MIND By Pennie Hunt

Join me in an exercise. Sit or stand tall with a straight back. Put your arms in the air, stretching above your head. Now intertwine your fingers and bend your elbows a bit. Notice that your arms are forming a circle around your head.
 
The inside of this circle represents your life, your world, the universe you live in. ​Notice, there is only one thing you can physically see in your circle. That is your head… your mind.
 
Here is the problem. The space around your head, the space between your arms and your head, represents everything outside of your mind. The events in the world, the actions of others, the circumstances of life, and even the weather. You cannot control any of that. We worry about it. We give advice. We try to manipulate and maneuver a way to control everything.
 
We complain about situations in the world. We tell others how to live their lives and how they should act, think, and speak, according to our ideals. We become disillusioned, disappointed, and discouraged about events in our lives. Our minds stew in anger, worry, and fear.
 
Then we become frustrated that we are not changing things, and our self-talk kicks in​ at full speed. After all, we are not good enough, smart enough, or capable of fixing everything.
 
All of this causes us stress, tension, health issues, and more problems to worry about. It is a brutal loop of destruction.
 
There is only one thing in your circle that you can control – your mind. Your mind is the messy middle of your circle. The place where you imagine things that haven’t happened yet. The place where you exaggerate the things that have happened. The place where your self-talk sabotages everything you can control.
 
The only thing in your control is what your mind produces…your thinking, your thoughts, and your beliefs. It all begins in your mind and leads to your actions.
 
Here is the tricky part. Our mind wants us to believe that we can control the circle around our head. Our minds want us to believe that worrying and exaggerating help. It wants us to believe that we can fix everything for everyone in that circle. And then, and here is the messy part, our mind beats us up when we can’t. It is a crazy kind of mental mess.
 
Here is what I want you to think about. Look at yourself in the mirror with your arms circling your head. Take a good look at that circle of space around your mind. Then imagine looking deep inside your mind. It is like a computer filing everything you see, hear, touch, and taste. Everything you like or dislike. Everything you know and have learned in your lifetime. There are a million files open.
 
Remember, the only thing in your control is what you are thinking, your thoughts, your beliefs, and your actions. Close those files on what you can’t control. Close files about other people that are none of your business to worry about. Close the files of negative self-talk. It will take time. It will be difficult to release some files that you are used to having constantly open. But, for your health and happiness, close them.
 
Concentrate on controlling what you can. Be realistic. There will always be bad things happening in our world. If you can make a difference that matters, do it. If not, close the file and move on.
 
Control your thoughts. Keep them in a positive posture. Get your beliefs in order. Your values and beliefs should be something you measure your life by. Not other people’s lives, but your life. Only you can control you.
 
Your job is to keep the messy middle of your mind organized, calm, and at peace. When you do, your life will feel in control.
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                                                  Pennie’s Life Lesson:
                     The only thing in your control is what you are thinking,
                            your thoughts, your beliefs, and your actions.
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