Changing thoughts to better serve our goals

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Just sitting with whatever thoughts flow thru and be aware of what is happening - to your stream of thoughts, emotions, body sensations, memories, imageries and so on. When the time comes when things make sense (like have some sort of awareness/understanding) I accept it and move on. To be critical or deny a thought merely bc they are negative may just repress what needs to be examined and deny a part of self that thinks/experiences something in a certain way. So I guess it's like sitting with an old friend and listening to its needs and desires, validating its experience, and coming to a place of acceptance.

Self-empathy and self-compassion is important I think.

As Ra said (tho probably in another context) no need to overcome something, let it fall away.