Ordinary things

I'm tackling my chores today: cleaning, laundry, etc. Sometimes I'm grateful for these chores because I don't have to think about anything, give my brain cells a rest/rejuvenation moment. I tend to think a lot, to analyze, resolve problems, plan things. I'd rather be this way than be mindless, though, and I've trained myself over the years to keep my thoughts positive.

I have been asked how I do this It's very simple: I'm aware of my thoughts, and as soon as my thoughts turn to  painful or negative things, I cancel it immediately. This takes dogged practice because the pull to wallow in old hurts is seductive. The words I use are either cancel, cancel or do not go there or stop, and I say them forcefully. Then, without missing a beat, I think of something pleasant or innocuous, because nature abhors a vacuum....You have to replace one with the other.

The Eye of Horus, or the Third Eye. Watercolour/gouache in a tiny handmade frame.