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Page 21: Find Your Inner Balance
STEP 3
FIND YOUR
INNER
BALANCE
INSPIRATION : A MESSAGE FROM DEAN ORNISH, M.D.
When you quiet
It's natural to be drawn to your thoughts and to follow them—and a real skill and discipline to resist
your mind, you can
them. Now, of course, the goal is not to resist every thought you ever have! Your thoughts are not
take your mental
"temperature"
and steady your
energy, regardless
of what thoughts
unhealthy in and of themselves, but wouldn't it be nice to let the negative ones roll by?
When you can take on an active role observing your thoughts, rather than a passive one, you will notice
a difference in the way you react to them and to the world around you.
arise
Now you're going to take this skill a
step further by not just observing
your thoughts, but working to
actively maintain your energy levels
as you do so.
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