“My mind is my main problem almost all the time. I wish I could leave it in the fridge when I go out but it likes to come with me.”
Quote by Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott is an American novelist and non-fiction writer. She is also a progressive political activist, public speaker, and writing teacher. Her nonfiction works are largely autobiographical. Lamott’s writings, marked by their self-deprecating humor and openness, cover such subjects as alcoholism, single- motherhood, depression, and Christianity. Some of her best selling books include: Help, Thanks, Wow; Traveling Mercies; and Bird By Bird.
REFLECTION:
- What trouble has your mind gotten you into?
- Perhaps you can take the “story in your head” and ask a few questions*
- Question 1: Is it true? …
- Question 2: Can you absolutely know it’s true? …
- Question 3: How do you react—what happens—when you believe that thought? …
- Question 4: Who would you be without the thought? (Source of Questions is THE WORK by Byron Katie)