Creating space for joy

We think between 50,000 and 70,000 thoughts a day. Only 5% are original thoughts, the rest are on repeat. (According to research)

"Do I look good today"

"What am I going to have for breakfast/lunch/dinner"

"Blah blah blah"

We describe thoughts as able to take up space. We describe negative thoughts as heavy ones, that can 'weigh on our shoulders' and bring us down. 

If only 5% of our daily thoughts are original, why is so much room being taken up by the others?

I dunno, but hopefully me asking you this question will give you the chance to have an original thought. 

Yuss! 

Here's another thought, have you ever recieved a tiny note or text that has made you smile? Something a stranger has said that has brightened your day?

It's not small, but it made such a difference!

On the other side of the fence, has someone done or said, or haven't done or said, something small that has got under your skin, into your brain and weighed you down? 

Maybe the thing that was said or done didn't take up much space in time but did take up a lot of space in your mind. 

What's going to take up the space in your brain?

I'm not saying banish negative thoughts; ignoring and bottling anything isn't healthy. 

What I am suggesting (and personally really needing to try to focus on at the moment) is opening or stretching your mind to create more space, and saying to some of the thousands of unoriginal and negative thoughts "sorry, I don't have room for you anymore."

Use the your head space for the things you love.

It's prime realestate, a space for the things that make you feel good.

Create space for joy.

Jj