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Here is an ultra quick exercise that can be used in the moment whenever you find yourself caught up in unhelpful trains of thought.

To which destinations do these thought trains take you: that is, what is the impact on your emotions, your actions, your relationships, and your life?.

How much time do you spend on these thought trains?.

Which thought trains do you typically board? (e.g., the “Worry Train”, the “Rumination Train”, the “Self-criticism Train”, the “Judgement Train”, the “Mind Reading Train”.).

For self-judgement is just another train with the potential to lead us far from the platform of this moment. Of course, when we do inevitably board the train, the skill is to acknowledge this without judging ourselves and to gently disembark. The more we practice awareness training, the better we get at this. It’s like stepping back onto the station platform to observe our thoughts as they pass by, instead of being entangled in them.įor a short while we can even rest at the station watching the thought trains as they come and go. We do this by taking control of our awareness. The trick is to stop giving energy to our thoughts when we notice that we’ve mounted the thought train. In fact, sometimes we don’t even realise that we have boarded the thought train until we have journeyed into rough and dangerous neighbourhoods, like Rumination Ruin or Worry Way. Sometimes, however, we miss the stop and our thought train travels to a distant location far from our desired station. Our thoughts, too, can lead us in the direction of things that are meaningful, such as when we solve problems or create things. Trains can be helpful when they take us where we want to go. All rights reserved.Our thoughts are a bit like trains.

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