Drawn from the work of Eckhart Tolle and Daniel Goleman

The challenge for all of us is to be the master or mistress of our own minds. Thoughts and feelings can be toxic unless we learn to make choices based on what we really want for our authentic selves, not what our personality dictates to us.

The mind often rushes off in many different directions creating worry and stress. It is out of control, determining what you think. But you can choose not to listen to the chatter in your head.

The Mind Star below illustrates the different ways in which your mind can take control to deliver what it thinks you want. It uses intuition, imagination, emotions, sensations, thoughts and desires. Your mind works to keep you in your comfort zone. The challenge is to change your mental states. To do this you need to not just know your own mind, but to control it by the power of your will.

This is a useful tool to use to help you understand that you are not your thoughts and feelings. You have a spiritual centre from which you can orchestrate and direct your states of mind.

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