Going to the Bad Place

December 10, 2012

The-Bad-Place-website-version… is a one-way ticket DOWN. Guaranteed.

No one wants to go DOWN, but by succumbing to our negative thoughts about ourselves, we only succeed in keeping ourselves down and unhappy. Remember whatever you buy into is yours. Make sure you want it before purchasing.

Whenever you feel not good enough about yourself, or feel low, or inadequate, it is time to change that thought. Immediately shut it down and switch the thought to the highest thought you could have about yourself. Simply replace one thought with the other. Instead of focusing on the negative, we focus on something positive.

We have learned that you get what you think about. No one likes to think badly of themselves. So don’t do it. Switch your thought to a thought that makes you feel better about yourself. Even if it is not a real thought, maybe it is a fantasy… see it and believe it for yourself. Embody that energy and it will deter you from spiraling down to that bad place.

As Patanjali states in the Yoga Sutras, Book II – Sutra 33 – “Vitarka-Badhane- Prati-Paksa- Bhavanam”. When disturbed by disturbing thoughts, stop and think the opposite. 

Going to the bad place is just misguided energy. Take back your control of that energy and don’t buy into a thought that you do not want to own as yours. If it makes you feel uncomfortable, throw it out and replace it with an opposite thought. In time we realize that happiness is only ONE thought away.

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Written by Donnalynn Civello

2 Comments
  • georgiaandre, December 10, 2012 Reply

    Thank you for that!

    Sent from my iPhone

    • dlcivello, December 10, 2012 Reply

      So glad it gave you a bit of inspiration, George. Always, donnalynn


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