Saturday, July 31, 2010

Goal for the Day: Free Your Thoughts

We can all learn a lesson from the character of Julian, Lord Fallbridge from my blog-novel, Punch’s Cousin. Julian is plagued with negative thoughts, anxieties and doubts. Many of us are inundated with a stream of bad feelings. Perhaps, like Julian, you have someone in your life who helps to feed those thoughts with biting comments and overly harsh criticism. While it’s difficult to not let it get to you, it is possible with time, patience and practice.

Letting go of negative thoughts is a long journey, but one that can be very rewarding. Something you have to manage every moment of every day, moderating your thoughts is a realistic goal. The first leg of the journey is to remember who you are and remind yourself of the good that you do. Deal with the true things about yourself and let go of any unrealistic expectations you may have. One of the most important steps in this journey, you’ve got to accept yourself for who you are. Similarly, you’ve got to welcome the loving support of those who truly care.

Ultimately, you are in control of what you think and feel. While we’ll never be able to stop all negative thoughts, we can control how we deal with them.

2 comments:

Curious said...

Who is the lady in the painting? She looks like she knows something and would like to share.

Joseph Crisalli said...

I'm not quite sure WHO she is exactly. The painting is English by an eighteenth century painter named Richard Kollard. I call her Columbia. She was actually the inspiration for a character in the novel that will follow The Garnet Red called "The Cages of Marionneaux." That actually ties in with the blog-novel, Punch's Cousin. She's my favorite of all the paintings. I just love looking at her. And, yes, she does have a look about her that's quite enigmantic.