Exersice No. 5

Now its time to become aware of the chatter in your mind and start to listen to it more closely. What is it you are telling yourself?
Your brain only picks up the key words in your chatter. Just like Google it focuses on the keyword not the whole sentence. If you type into google:" I don't want to hear anything more about Paris Hilton" what is it coming up with? That's right, 10 pages full of news on Paris Hilton.
So start focusing on your key thoughts. If you tell yourself :"I don't want to fall off." your key word is 'fall off'. "I'm not going to forget my dressage test again" keywords are 'forget' and 'dressage test'. So be aware of your thoughts and whenever you catch yourself focusing on what you DON'T want, turn it around into something you DO WANT. Creating a clear picture of what it is you DO WANT also helps you to feel that way.
So your homework is to pay more attention to what's going on in your thoughts.