So, officially this is Day Two, so you’ll be getting a
combined glimpse in this post. I didn’t
do very well with Day One J. It was a
chaotic, out-of-schedule day. Today
feels better so far—but it’s early yet.
I also find it hard to enforce the time discipline she encourages. I see the power and potential in 7-10 minutes
and will be working on that aspect.
Also, the program provides downloads that help me…but you can easily create
your own. Have a place to jot your
journal stuff…and keep a Toxic Thought/Active Reach log. All of which will make more sense as we go
on!
I don’t have a solid plan for sharing in a way that may
offer benefit, but I’m trusting the Spirit of God to use the effort (you’ll see
that fits well with Toxic Thought One).
I will begin by putting this in her format and giving you a glimpse of
what that looked like in my mind. I
would love your input and questions!
Thanksgiving, Praise & Worship
I love the distinctions she offered in this spot. Thankfulness that God cares about the stuff
of life is HUGE. Enjoying the reality
that He didn’t leave me here alone to solve everything is sweet. In Thanksgiving, we seek to know what Toxic
Thought the Spirit wants us to work on.
Yesterday for me, it was taking on all things as my responsibility.
Dr. Leaf speaks of the toxic thoughts as mountains we need
to have removed (cool scripture picture there).
Casting that destructive thought aside is exciting. Visualizing leaving that thought at the
throne of God and thanking Jesus for that privilege is cool.
Praise is enjoying the very presence of God. Phew!
It’s very hard for me to rest on the work of someone else…to receive
comfort. So, in my mind, I enjoyed
reaching up for His hand to conquer a mountain and sitting next to Jesus and leaning
on Him like John at the Last Supper.
SWEET!
Worship: the One who
made the world in all its beauty, the One who created the Universe…awe at who
He is…and how He loves is cool. (By the
way, this is the piece that Leaf reminded us yesterday engages ALL the
brain. It is what releases all those
good chemicals that change our entire body…and our soul!)
Gathering Thoughts
Tuning in to the Five Senses is cool! Quiet focus is not common for me. How about you? I tend to receive and react without noticing. As I did this the last couple days, the noise
of a busy home was forefront. Some
physical discomfort wormed its way in…and the weight of a packed schedule
plopped itself in my mind too.
Acknowledging the reality of the thoughts has an interesting
power. It helps me realize I don’t have to be moved by it. Leaf says 4-7 thoughts in this brief time
period are typical…and that the majority of them will not be ‘heath-ful’ is
also typical. BUT she also says this
begins the process of breaking down the wrong thinking. COOL.
Focused Reflection
We can’t deal with every wrong thought, but the Spirit will
elevate one to focus on. The thoughts we
gathered produce ‘feelings’ we need to acknowledge…asking what impact I feel in
my body and mind increases awareness.
Yesterday (as I shared early on), mine was an excessive
burden for the activities and happiness of others. Today, the Spirit zeroed in on distracted
thinking. That clearly is a branch from yesterday: assuming others problems means I have multiple
things I’m trying to accomplish at one time.
Yesterday, my focus was ‘problem ownership.’ Today, my focus will be on the next most
needful thing!
Journal
Now this is supposed to be a 1-2 minute piece on what God is
showing in the earlier pieces. HUGE
challenge for me especially as I know in the back of my mind, I’m trying to
capture the process to share. Definitely
an extra mountain J. Because I am
wordy, I plan to try to draw what I feel here.
I’m not an artist at all, so this will help me focus.
Revisit/redesign Thoughts
Leaf explains this piece uses the soul realm to change the
body realm. Our physical brain is
designed to obey our mind (remember the soul is mind (thoughts), emotions and
will). Allowing the Holy Spirit to work
in our spirit, powers our soul properly.
Cool stuff.
The personal aspect of this piece is kind of being woven
throughout the blog post I think.
Becoming aware of thoughts is the step to seeing where they don’t line
up to Scriptures we know. The Truth is
our plumb-line and only the Word can show us where we need to be in our
thoughts.
Yesterday, I recognized that Jeremiah 29:11 is true for all…but
it is not my responsibility to bring everyone’s good plans about J.
Today, this part helped me focus on the reality of things
that are needful. Life does require
action BUT my value is in my connection to the Lord. Being not doing is most needful…then, the
actions will flow.
Active Reach
This is the tangible activity (mind or body) to reinforce
right-thinking. The goal is to implement
this at least 7 times during the day. I
only managed 3 or 4 yesterday. My active
reach for yesterday was conscious thought that each of us must seek God’s
purposes. No one can do that for
another. I intended to look for God in
those situations that stressed me, but I didn’t do that so well. Today is a new day!
Today I am going to focus on ‘Being.’ I intend to visualize a “B” to remind me
and/or trace a “B” on my palm with my finger when I need the reminder. The next most needful thing will get done J. Be blessed.
I’d love to hear your progress.
19 days to go!
Daily Disclaimer: Welcome to my walk through Dr. Caroline Leaf’s 21-day Brain Detox. This is a mini-glimpse (and filtered by my personal oddities) of her awesome research. It is no where near a replacement for her program. I hope you can enjoy the program personally. The program includes extensive explanations, videos and follow-up support. I believe it is a good value for the $29.00. The sign on site is here: http://21daybraindetox.com/
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