Comments on: ANTS or Automatic Negative Thinking ~REPOST http://patriciaswisdom.com/2010/02/ants-or-automatic-negative-thinking-repost/ Helping individuals create positive life change. Tue, 22 May 2012 01:12:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Davina http://patriciaswisdom.com/2010/02/ants-or-automatic-negative-thinking-repost/comment-page-1/#comment-13850 Davina Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:14:02 +0000 http://patriciaswisdom.com/?p=710#comment-13850 You're welcome :-) My pleasure. .-= Davina´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ShadesOfCrimson/~3/1sDDftlg9xs/" rel="nofollow">Life Coach for the Knobs</a> =-. You’re welcome :-) My pleasure.
.-= Davina´s last blog ..Life Coach for the Knobs =-.

]]> By: Patricia http://patriciaswisdom.com/2010/02/ants-or-automatic-negative-thinking-repost/comment-page-1/#comment-13815 Patricia Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:14:13 +0000 http://patriciaswisdom.com/?p=710#comment-13815 JD Head movies...what a great description. I am busy doing Evelyn Lim's Vision boards this weekend for my Valentines celebration and that is making the venture fun also. JD
Head movies…what a great description. I am busy doing Evelyn Lim’s Vision boards this weekend for my Valentines celebration and that is making the venture fun also.

]]> By: J.D. Meier http://patriciaswisdom.com/2010/02/ants-or-automatic-negative-thinking-repost/comment-page-1/#comment-13810 J.D. Meier Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:40:03 +0000 http://patriciaswisdom.com/?p=710#comment-13810 I like your persistence and your intellectual prowess. I think knowing the ANTs is a powerful way to challenge your thinking. A lot of our negative thinking really is automatic, and it's our explanatory style and the stories we tell that contribute to our positivity. In terms of finding a way forward, I'm a fan of focusing on a single compelling vision of the future or a metaphor that reminds me of where I want to be. It's these little head-movies that go a long way. .-= J.D. Meier´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SourcesOfInsight/~3/7OJGv-ga0po/" rel="nofollow">Love Quotes</a> =-. I like your persistence and your intellectual prowess.

I think knowing the ANTs is a powerful way to challenge your thinking. A lot of our negative thinking really is automatic, and it’s our explanatory style and the stories we tell that contribute to our positivity.

In terms of finding a way forward, I’m a fan of focusing on a single compelling vision of the future or a metaphor that reminds me of where I want to be. It’s these little head-movies that go a long way.
.-= J.D. Meier´s last blog ..Love Quotes =-.

]]> By: Patricia http://patriciaswisdom.com/2010/02/ants-or-automatic-negative-thinking-repost/comment-page-1/#comment-13805 Patricia Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:31:25 +0000 http://patriciaswisdom.com/?p=710#comment-13805 Mama Zen, I bet you are very good at mind reading :) Mama Zen,
I bet you are very good at mind reading :)

]]> By: Mama Zen http://patriciaswisdom.com/2010/02/ants-or-automatic-negative-thinking-repost/comment-page-1/#comment-13798 Mama Zen Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:17:48 +0000 http://patriciaswisdom.com/?p=710#comment-13798 Excellent post! I have to be particularly careful about mind reading! Excellent post! I have to be particularly careful about mind reading!

]]> By: Patricia http://patriciaswisdom.com/2010/02/ants-or-automatic-negative-thinking-repost/comment-page-1/#comment-13770 Patricia Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:13:49 +0000 http://patriciaswisdom.com/?p=710#comment-13770 Evelyn, I am keeping the ants from biting by working on a vision board as suggested on your post - thank you Hilary, I just thought thinking better thoughts would make it a better Valentines. I am very hard on myself. Old habits are hard to release and when all is not going so well sometimes they just sneak right back in. Barbara, Thank you for the book referrals...Dr. Marshall Rosenberg also takes on self-talk in his Nonviolent Communications. This post is one that I use with children to help them understand, because it is easy ....I will add your references to my book list. Thank you Meggin, Welcome home and your trip and sunset watching sounds like heaven on earth. It is so nice to be missed and by such a wonderful person - Well aren't I the lucky one :) I thought this would be a very good self Valentine reminder! Josh, This has been one of the most powerful tools I have used in helping children move forward in their lives....stuck thinking of any kind is very hard for growing minds to change....it is also very problematic as the body gets stuck in hormone changes for men and women as they grow older....a thinking tune up so to speak! Welcome, welcome and thank you for your good and forward thinking comments. Davina, I do think laughter is the very best medicine and then again having a good visit with Davina can truly shake up my thinking! It is so good to say things out loud....some times hearing myself say something into the atmosphere really makes me laugh and laugh....Thank you friend for all that you do.... Evelyn,
I am keeping the ants from biting by working on a vision board as suggested on your post – thank you

Hilary,
I just thought thinking better thoughts would make it a better Valentines. I am very hard on myself. Old habits are hard to release and when all is not going so well sometimes they just sneak right back in.

Barbara,
Thank you for the book referrals…Dr. Marshall Rosenberg also takes on self-talk in his Nonviolent Communications. This post is one that I use with children to help them understand, because it is easy ….I will add your references to my book list. Thank you

Meggin,
Welcome home and your trip and sunset watching sounds like heaven on earth. It is so nice to be missed and by such a wonderful person – Well aren’t I the lucky one :)
I thought this would be a very good self Valentine reminder!

Josh,
This has been one of the most powerful tools I have used in helping children move forward in their lives….stuck thinking of any kind is very hard for growing minds to change….it is also very problematic as the body gets stuck in hormone changes for men and women as they grow older….a thinking tune up so to speak!
Welcome, welcome and thank you for your good and forward thinking comments.

Davina,
I do think laughter is the very best medicine and then again having a good visit with Davina can truly shake up my thinking! It is so good to say things out loud….some times hearing myself say something into the atmosphere really makes me laugh and laugh….Thank you friend for all that you do….

]]> By: Davina http://patriciaswisdom.com/2010/02/ants-or-automatic-negative-thinking-repost/comment-page-1/#comment-13763 Davina Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:35:56 +0000 http://patriciaswisdom.com/?p=710#comment-13763 Hi Patricia. I have an extremely good ant portfolio! :-) It keeps life interesting. When I was reading this, after each one I thought wryly, "Yep, I do that." By the end I was doing a lot of Red Ant #3. Then I started to write this comment and my first sentence washed that all away. Laughing at ourselves is an excellent remedy for these. .-= Davina´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ShadesOfCrimson/~3/4qlQ9TXuxjY/" rel="nofollow">Take a Spiritual Bawdy Break</a> =-. Hi Patricia.
I have an extremely good ant portfolio! :-) It keeps life interesting. When I was reading this, after each one I thought wryly, “Yep, I do that.” By the end I was doing a lot of Red Ant #3. Then I started to write this comment and my first sentence washed that all away. Laughing at ourselves is an excellent remedy for these.
.-= Davina´s last blog ..Take a Spiritual Bawdy Break =-.

]]> By: Josh Hanagarne http://patriciaswisdom.com/2010/02/ants-or-automatic-negative-thinking-repost/comment-page-1/#comment-13760 Josh Hanagarne Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:37:03 +0000 http://patriciaswisdom.com/?p=710#comment-13760 I'm always very leery of anyone who speaks in absolutes, particularly when they're trying to give me advice. I'm with you all the way on Ant #2. Bravo! .-= Josh Hanagarne´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/worldsstrongestlibrarian/~3/7REjTKl1g4A/" rel="nofollow">My Unexpected Lunch With Seth Godin</a> =-. I’m always very leery of anyone who speaks in absolutes, particularly when they’re trying to give me advice. I’m with you all the way on Ant #2. Bravo!
.-= Josh Hanagarne´s last blog ..My Unexpected Lunch With Seth Godin =-.

]]> By: Meggin http://patriciaswisdom.com/2010/02/ants-or-automatic-negative-thinking-repost/comment-page-1/#comment-13753 Meggin Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:28:00 +0000 http://patriciaswisdom.com/?p=710#comment-13753 Just home from Hawaii and since I was w/o internet for 2 weeks, I yearned to read your blog...missed you terribly! Anyway, I love in Hawaii how at the end of the day, people all over stop what they are doing and for about 20 minutes, everything is quiet as they watch the sunset. Those moments of quiet each day give time for the wonder and the gratefulness of every blessing we are so thankful for. I know that here in the NW we seldom see a sunset in the winter, but the ritual of Hawaii has made me take those moments here at home and everyday, usually when I awake and before I get out of bed, I remember the sunset and give thanks and praise to The One. Thanks for your words of wisdom, Patricia. You always make the strings of my heart tug! Just home from Hawaii and since I was w/o internet for 2 weeks, I yearned to read your blog…missed you terribly!
Anyway, I love in Hawaii how at the end of the day, people all over stop what they are doing and for about 20 minutes, everything is quiet as they watch the sunset. Those moments of quiet each day give time for the wonder and the gratefulness of every blessing we are so thankful for. I know that here in the NW we seldom see a sunset in the winter, but the ritual of Hawaii has made me take those moments here at home and everyday, usually when I awake and before I get out of bed, I remember the sunset and give thanks and praise to The One.
Thanks for your words of wisdom, Patricia. You always make the strings of my heart tug!

]]> By: Barb Hartsook http://patriciaswisdom.com/2010/02/ants-or-automatic-negative-thinking-repost/comment-page-1/#comment-13752 Barb Hartsook Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:27:13 +0000 http://patriciaswisdom.com/?p=710#comment-13752 Oh dear -- you have named these as poisonous, and boy are they ever! I think we sabotage ourselves more than anyone or anything else could possibly do! The trick for me is to catch myself doing it. I am an encourager by nature, and look for what's good. But wow, I can see what's possibly NOT good, so easily. In myself and in others. But especially in myself. And it IS poison! I ran through these quickly, but you have got them nailed. (Or rather, your source did.) These are definitely Do Not's of Biblical proportions. Patricia, you love to read and review. Have you ever read Shad Helmstetter's book, What to Say When You Talk to Yourself? Or his Self-Talk Solution? I know he opened my mind to the overlap of mind, thought, and the way the (physical) brain accommodates and nurtures those thoughts. And how malleable our brains really are. Interesting stuff. .-= Barb Hartsook´s last blog ..<a href="http://paintedgenerations.com/blog/2010/02/how-to-paint-a-portrait-from-a-casual-snapshot-a-tutorial/" rel="nofollow">How to Paint a Portrait from a Casual Snapshot – A Tutorial</a> =-. Oh dear — you have named these as poisonous, and boy are they ever!

I think we sabotage ourselves more than anyone or anything else could possibly do!

The trick for me is to catch myself doing it. I am an encourager by nature, and look for what’s good. But wow, I can see what’s possibly NOT good, so easily. In myself and in others. But especially in myself.

And it IS poison! I ran through these quickly, but you have got them nailed. (Or rather, your source did.)

These are definitely Do Not’s of Biblical proportions.

Patricia, you love to read and review. Have you ever read Shad Helmstetter’s book, What to Say When You Talk to Yourself? Or his Self-Talk Solution? I know he opened my mind to the overlap of mind, thought, and the way the (physical) brain accommodates and nurtures those thoughts. And how malleable our brains really are. Interesting stuff.
.-= Barb Hartsook´s last blog ..How to Paint a Portrait from a Casual Snapshot – A Tutorial =-.

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