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MindMover

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Sun Mar 4, 2012, 05:55 PM Mar 2012

Getting Unstuck from Automatic Negative Thinking [View all]

If you were sitting in a room and just outside you heard the waves of the ocean on one side and a jack hammer on the left side, assuming the decibel level was the same, which would your brain be drawn to?

If you guessed the jack hammer, you’re right. But why is it that our brains are drawn toward what’s annoying or negative more than what’s pleasant and positive? And how can we rebalance this automatic nature of our minds


http://blogs.psychcentral.com/mindfulness/2012/02/getting-unstuck-from-automatic-negative-thinking/

Choice, what is yours today...?

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