Trust The Flow - Life Has Its Way Of Getting The Timing Right

This really just happened in a way that made me think, "wow, pretty amazing how all these events and interactions happened that lead me to this moment right now."

The take away from this read: being mindful about the fact that thinking is the cause of our suffering / feeling that unpleasant sensation - and when recognising this, we have the power and choice to alter our thinking patterns to bring back peace within ourselves.

About a year ago, my husband and I bought a book titled Don't Believe Everything You Think - Why Your Thinking Is The Beginning & End of Suffering by Joseph Nguyen. Thinking at the time, this would probably be beneficial for my husband who was recently diagnosed with inattentive ADHD and is always thinking. I on the other hand don't think as much and tend to live more carefree and feel more fulfilled with life. 

Since that rubbish bin situation (the first blog) and my constant ruminating, the exhausting uncomfortable feelings and overcoming that. My husband and I had a communication challenge over one of my reactions that had us going through the motions for a few days before things were able to go back to our usual peace.

The similar thing happened where I kept ruminating over what was said, getting confused, getting sad. My husband and I both have different ways of processing our emotions, emotional regulation and how we react in the moment. I know we both needed to give each other the opportunity to talk it out and discuss what happened (usually it is a misunderstanding and how in the moment we are both processing and reacting differently) that has always been our pattern and how we always overcame those misunderstandings and learn. But it wasn't days later that we were finally able to get there because I kept saying, it won't be a good time, because we know this isn't going to be a short discussion, and if the kids are home, they usually don't give us space to talk and I don't want to get annoyed at them because they need our attention at the not ideal time (when we're trying to talk). 

We are now on the same page again and the uncomfortable feelings from the past few days are finally sizzling away. 

The next day I had a chat with my sister when I went grocery shopping with her, talking about communication and people's differences and just breaking down and understand how she would manage things, how our family does things vs other families - just helps again to have perspective and be grounded.

Then the next day my husband came across a youtube video where Steven Bartlett (@TheDiaryOfACEO) had a talk with Evy Poumpouras and the entire time we both nodded our heads. Mmm, that makes sense.

And then the next day, I was then intuitively pulled to the book I mentioned above that had been sitting on my husbands desk for months and we began to read it. Again, we're both nodding, it makes sense. 

All these events and interactions happened to flow together, leading us to reading Don't Believe Everything You Think which just felt like the icing on the cake, the cherry on top! Life! What a way to wrap things up - it just makes sense.

The book is an easy read, we are just more than half way through. It would be so beneficial for humans to be mindful and aware of what is shared within it. Some people have figured it out, some are on this journey of trying to figure life out but to read it as it is, to feel like... yeah, we were figuring that out, we did try that at some point in life and for it to be reiterated makes you nod.

What a great tool to have to help navigate life and try to live your most joyful, peaceful world whilst you can.

If you get the chance, check out that book and see. (Not sponsored - it truly resonated and made sense.)

Thank you for reading and taking a moment to reflect with me.

Please note: this blog reflects my own personal experience and understanding. It isn’t a substitute for professional advice. If you ever feel concerned about how you cope or manage things in life, speaking with your GP or another trusted health professional can be a helpful first step. 

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