Inquiry

“It’s not the mountain that we conquer, but ourselves.” -Sir Edmund Hillary

The best antidote for a negative thought is inquiry.

Don’t beat yourself up for having the thought.

Don’t pretend it’s not there.

Don’t try to force a positive thought in its place.

Just observe the thought. Without judgment.

Then ask it questions. Be super curious. Pretend as if someone else was having the thought.

“Huh. That’s interesting. I wonder where that thought came from….”

You’ll be shocked how quickly the negative thought will melt away. For it can’t withstand this level of unemotional inquiry.