11 Quotes To Remember When You’re Overthinking

The mind sometimes resembles a five year old child – it wants to have everything a certain way and never knows how to sit still. If you allow your brain to continuously run a mile a minute without ever interjecting, it will only press on with the madness until you discover that your mind has slowly become a prison. Learning to take time quiet your mind, instead of distracting it, can allow you to have more mental clarity, focus, and give up the toxic habit of overthinking.

1. You will never be free until you free yourself from the prison of your own false thoughts.

2. Before you talk, listen. Before you react, think. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try!

3. Stop worrying about what can go wrong, and get excited about what can go right.

4. Overthinking – the art of creating problems that weren’t even there.

5. There is nothing in this world that can trouble you as much as your own thoughts.

6. Worrying is like sitting in a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but it doesn’t get you anywhere.

7. Stop overthinking. You can’t control everything, just let it be.

8. Dear mind, please stop thinking so much at night. I need sleep.

9. Overthinking is the biggest cause of unhappiness.

10. Don’t ruin a new day by thinking about yesterday. Let it go.

11. A quiet mind is able to hear intuition over fear.

HERE ARE 3 WAYS TO STOP OVERTHINKING:

1. CONNECT WITH NATURE.

If you don’t live or work in nature, than you need this the most. Take time to get out in nature. This could mean going on your lunch break in a nearby park, or going on a vacation to get away. Anything you can do to strengthen your bond with nature will greatly benefit your mind and stop overthinking immediately.

You can focus on the beauty in the trees, a leaf, a waterfall, the sky, mountains, a lake or whatever you gravitate towards. This will immediately stop your mind. When you allow yourself to do this, you will find that you will think more clearly throughout the day.

2. REPEAT PEACEFUL WORDS TO YOURSELF.

Pay attention to your brain at this very moment…what kinds of thoughts do you observe? Most likely, you will notice that the majority of your thoughts center around what you have to do today, or what someone said that made you angry, or even degrading thoughts about yourself. Don’t feel bad, though; with so much negativity around us, maintaining a consistent positive mindset isn’t always easy. However, you can actually counter the negative words and over thinking with the repetition of peaceful words.

Anytime you notice you are overthinking or you feel anxiety or worry coming on, stop those thoughts in their track as soon as you realize it with calming words. Whatever words resonate with you better.

Examples are: Peace. Love. Light. It’s ok. Life is Good. I’m ok.

While this isn’t completely quieting your mind, it does stop overthinking, it will allow your mind to slow down and focus on what really matters in this moment. Words carry a lot of meaning and power, so use them to your advantage whenever you feel stressed out.

3. MEDITATE.

We suggest meditation a whole lot on our website, but for good reason. When you meditate, you stop the flow of overthinking and negative thoughts bombarding your consciousness every second, and instead move into a space where stillness takes precedence.

While you don’t have to turn off your brain to meditate, many people feel that their thoughts slow down incredibly and overthinking stop immediately.

If you try it and find you still cannot stop thinking, try a guided meditation or yoga. These practices bring awareness into the body, and makes it much easier to cope with daily challenges.

Boil Bananas Before Bed, Drink The Liquid And You Will Not Believe What Happens To Your Sleep!

If you’re looking for a bedtime tea which both tastes good and helps you sleep, then this banana tea might just be what you need. Stress, anxiety, late night eating, certain medications, blood pressure pills, pain killers and frequent use of mobile phones can lead to insomnia and sleeping disorders. Although some off-the-counter medications help you fall asleep easily, they can trigger off long-term health complications.

Bananas are rich in potassium and magnesium, but what most people do not know is that the banana peel has, even more, potassium and magnesium than the banana itself. While magnesium helps prevent sleep disturbances, both magnesium and potassium work together to help relax muscles.

IMPORTANT NOTE : YOU WILL ENSURE THAT YOU USE ONLY ORGANIC BANANAS AS THE GMO (GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS) ONES HAVE CHEMICALS SUCH AS PESTICIDES ON THEIR PEEL THAT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO RINSE OFF AND YOU WILL NEED THE BANANA PEEL FOR THIS RECIPE.

HOW DO YOU TELL IF BANANA IS ORGANIC? IT’S EASY TO FIND OUT – SIMPLY READ THE STICKER!

The labels on fruits and veggies will have a 4 or 5 digit code. If it has 5 digits, and begins with a 9, it means that the produce was organically grown. If your produce has 4 digits, it means that it was “conventionally grown, but not organic”.

BANANA TEA RECIPE:

Ingredients

• 1 organic banana (with peel)
• 1 small pot of water
• a dash of cinnamon (optional)

All you need to do is cut off both ends of the banana and place it, peel and all, into boiling water. Boil it for around 10 minutes and then strain the water into a mug. Sprinkle some cinnamon if you want to. Drink it one hour before bed time.

Ever Wondered Why Do Sports Athletes Wear That Colored Tape On Their Body?

Have you ever wondered why the some athletes wear that colourful tape across their body? If you’ve been watching the sports, you’ve probably seen some athletes wearing weird tape (mostly blue) on various parts of their bodies. Many international sports stars including Novak Djokovic, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dale Steyn wear this tape.

Novak Djokovic has been wearing the tape during his Wimbledon matches.

The tape is known as the Kinesio (or just ‘k’) tape. It is an elastic sports and fitness tape designed for muscle, ligament and tendon pain relief and support. Athletes use the tape as a kind of elastic brace that helps to give rest to stressed muscles and relieve pain.

HOW IT WORKS

The start and end points of a stressed muscle are identified by a physiotherapist in the lab. Both ends are then tied together with the Kinesio tape which relives the stress on the muscles by limiting its movement further (by lifting the skin), even if the athlete goes through his/her daily training routines.

Designed to mimic human skin, with roughly the same thickness and elastic properties, the tape can be stretched 30–40% in the longitudinal direction. The cotton fibers allow for evaporation and quicker drying leading to longer wear time, up to 4 days.

The tape and technique were developed by Kenso Kase thirty years ago in Japan. The company website says that:

“[It] alleviates discomfort and facilitates lymphatic drainage by microscopically lifting the skin. [The Kinesio Tape can be] applied over muscles to reduce pain and inflammation, relax overused or tired muscles, and support muscles in movement on a 24-hour-a-day basis.”