Working my way through negative thoughts

Triggered by an Instagram reel, I monitored my thoughts for a few days. It was alarming to discover that most of my recurring thoughts were negative.

Where was I wrong? I was practising the 'Drishta' approach. I was not influencing or intervening; I was just knowing, not influencing. I had thoughts, listened to the people around me, participated, critiqued and appreciated, as any of us do.

I used the MOVE–SEE–REFLECT framework to decode my mistake.

MOVEAs a 'Drishta', I try to manifest positivity to ease the strain my mind and body feel. I have to stop living the experiences of my mind and body, even as a 'Drishta'.

SEEI practised self-reiki at bedtime and recited a mantra: 'positive'. I recited it at work whenever the 'Drishta' returned. I recited it while driving, eating and walking, whenever I was aware.

After doing this for a week, I felt I had reached deeper inside my brain, close to its unconscious part. In those moments, when I was aware and yet connecting with my subconscious, I was the 'Drishta', and my mind and body were positive because of a simple, repeated mantra: 'positive'.

REFLECTIf being aware and yet able to manifest positivity is so within our control, why are we so fearful, unaware, and stupid?