Positive Visualisation – Fiona Brennan on alustforlife.com
Practise using the power of your imagination with this positive visualisation
‘I‘ve had lots of worries in my life, most of which have never happened.’
Mark Twain
Negative thinking is a habit and habits can be broken. Negative self-talk (the inner critic) is often a habit of which we are not even aware.
By watching your thoughts, you can learn a lot about how your mind operates and the effect your thoughts have on your feelings and ultimately on how you behave. When you tell yourself that you have no energy, or that you are fed up, stressed and frustrated then that is what you will feel. Does this sound familiar? Please note that this is not your fault; the brain has a strong negative bias that is linked to our early survival instincts. Read more here…
In the Phoenix park, just beside the visitors centre and Ashtown Castle, there is a remarkable tree. It is so large that you can climb under its branches and children often play there, climbing and jumping under the beautiful boughs. It creates a magical space and a place where children are told wishes come true. It is a wishing tree. In such an enchanted place, allow yourself to rise above the mundane and you will believe that your wishes will come true.