18/02/2026
It is vital to remember that your mind is not a cage built by your own thoughts; instead, view them as fleeting clouds that drift across the vast blue sky of your awareness.
If you cling to any one thought,
it gains power and can feel heavy,
but if you simply watch it pass without judgment,
it will soon move on,
much like a soft breeze whispering through the trees.
When the mental chatter becomes too loud, disrupting your peace and scattering your attention,
you hold the simple key to a reset:
choose a colour.
Picture it vividly,
perhaps a deep,
calming indigo or a bright,
hopeful yellow.
Then, let your senses explore it:
what comforting scent does this colour carry, like warm vanilla or fresh rain?
What memory or place does this hue instantly bring to mind?
This simple,
focused sensory exercise pulls your attention back to the present moment,
proving that you can, at any time,
gently guide your focus away from the stream of endless suggestions your mind offers.
By practicing this,
you train your mind to shift focus whenever you choose,
realising that thoughts are merely optional suggestions about where your attention might land,
not commands you must obey.
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Words by - C.E. Coombes
Art by / Patrick's Art via Redbubble
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