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Settling Thoughts

Published almost 2 years ago • 1 min read

This week, there were a number of times when I just needed to settle my thinking.

It’s so easy for thoughts to go crazy in our heads, isn’t it?

Depending on who you believe, we may have up to 70,000 thoughts per day (48.6 per minute). That’s crazy! But, there is some question as to this number.

A more recent study suggests we have over 6000 new thoughts per day - thought worms - based on studying when we transition from one thought to another. That drops it to 6½ per minute for waking hours - if we think about thought worms instead of just thoughts. I guess that means on average we spend up to 10 seconds before moving on to a new idea?
That’s a lot going through our heads!

This week, a few minutes of painting cleared my head -

Watercolor paints

Gelatos and water

Liquid acrylics

Crackle paint

Rice paper


Just playing a bit,

shifting from thinking

to wondering,

being curious…

What will one paint

or another

do?

What happens

if I mix?

And how long

will my fingers stay red?

Needing to settle some of your thought worms?

Get some paint.

: )

Not ready to turn your fingers red?

Here are a few more options (though I highly recommend consenting to paint on your hands!)

The SheCAN! Network invited me to share my workshop next month. Registration is open to non-members.


July’s Thinking Space is open for registration. (It’s free. I like having people to think with.)

Wishing you some longer thought worms - or minutes without any (gasp!),

Mary



Move with Grace

Mary Hendra brings curiosity, creativity, and compassion to individuals and teams through Move with Grace. Redefining “play” for the modern, busy adult, her workshops and cohort programs foster self-reflection and build clarity so that you can take action.

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