We think our thoughts are somehow in control of us, yet we are in control of each and every one of our thoughts.
We, no doubt like you, have experienced heavy energy events and emotions in our lives and imagined future events (what ifs) that required help from energy healing specialists and health professionals alike.
In this article, we offer a Qiki* way that we have been using to great effect. We only use this approach for recurring emotions and feelings, even when we feel we have fully addressed them. New ones, which seriously affect us, may require professional guidance to move forward, as they are not to be blocked, rather addressed and resolved.
There is an innate part of us pre-programmed to think “negative” thoughts as part of our natural survival instincts. This is our reptilian brain, which was perfect for when we had to constantly be aware of every sound or movement being a potential threat from which we may have needed to run or to fight.
However, our thoughts can easily get out of hand with ripples upon ripples (upon ripples) of negative thoughts. Somehow, however hard we have tried with previous techniques (including acceptance, forgiveness, letting it go, writing and burning), the issue/concern/anxiety/memory could come back unexpectedly and affect us—briefly, yet hard and fast.
Often in the night it seems that 300 thoughts and worries constantly flash through our mind. When we look at them again in the light of day, those 300 may really only be 2 or 3, and perhaps not as significant as we had imagined, or we recognize how tiny the issue is.
When this happens, we now say “STOP.” We are quite simply telling our brain to stop thinking about it. This may have to be repeated a few times in a row. What we found is that being bold with yourself really does stop you thinking those heavy energy thoughts just for an instant and that instant is enough to start to change your thoughts and feelings.
You see and feel a different direction. Over time your brain gets trained that this feeling/thought/memory is less significant in how it affects you. It may not fully disappear, but it is substantially reduced and neutralized. STOP is the word to catch your thoughts before they take more of a hold.
However, sometimes it isn’t enough to just say STOP on its own. We feel the need to add a positive affirmation. For example, in the night Ruthie says “STOP—not now; now is not the time. Now is the time to rest and sleep.” Alan uses actions, he chops his hand downwards as he says STOP then focuses on looking at a lovely tree (real or imaginary).
Talking to our thoughts in this way is like a loving parent talking to a small and rather willful child. The child will often persist, and the parent needs to keep being calm, firm, and compassionate, just as we need to be with our thoughts.
We are sure you will find your own way to use the word with your own action and/or positive affirmation.
Play with STOP. Give it a try; it can’t do you any harm, and it could do you lots of good.
*Qiki Gong (pronounced cheeky) is our art. It is all about giving you ways to help yourself by playing with Universal energies in a lighthearted way, always with a focus on your feelings and imagination, nourishing and nurturing you. Qi (chee) from China and Ki (key) from Japan both translate as life-force / energy.
