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Just like everyone, when I have too much time to myself, I can feel negative thought patterns coming on.  These thoughts are normally about things from my past, eg, certain people or certain events.  It is frustrating when these thoughts intrude as I can’t change what happened in the past. I can only change how I react to them in the present tense.

I have learned that when these thoughts intrude to use my mindfulness to take my mind off those negative patterns.  I use mindfulness in a variety of ways eg practising meditation,  writing ✍️ this blog,  reading 📚 books or watching junk on the television,  shows like Nigella Lawson,  Grand Designs, The Newsreader etc or playing with Lily. If I can distract my mind, I can stop the thoughts from becoming intrusive.   This normally works really well. Mindfulness is really living in the present, appreciating it and feeling peace of mind.  It is a skill that I try to work on, so when thoughts or events take over, I dont don’t dwell in negativity.   Try doing this for yourself in baby steps, and like me, you will get to a stage that you really know what to do for yourself when thoughts of the past come to you.