Our minds are thinking machines, constantly jumping from thought to thought, constantly looking for something to overthink and obsess about. That’s what they do, it’s their job. A hand will do hand stuff and the mind will do thinking stuff.

But what happens when our minds get out of control? What happens when they no longer think the positive thoughts we wish they would? What happens when they only dwell on negative things, what could go wrong, what has gone wrong?

When that happens, it’s important to practice mindfulness and to become conscious and aware of our thoughts, learn to focus our mind on what we want to focus on, and change unconscious negative thoughts into positive ones.