You are in control of your thoughts. It may not always seem like it, but it is the truth. Staying in the present moment, thinking in the present moment, allows us to create control and helps us connect emotionally to the correct feelings, thoughts, and experience at hand.

Joy LeShay from Lubbock, Texas, wrote in and said, “Danielle, I listened to your most recent podcast about impatience. I haven’t missed a single episode, but this one has got me twisted! I can’t get your voice out of my head. All I can think about is how I don’t live in the present moment, and I feel like I have an Olympic gold medal in impatience! You walked us through a few things to help with impatience and present-moment thinking, but no matter how hard I’ve tried, I find myself thinking about the past or putting everything on tomorrow. Help! It’s actually making me frustrated and more impatient. I know that wasn’t your intention. I’m missing something! It all seems so simple until I try to put it into action. You’ve helped me in so many ways; please help! How can I keep my thoughts in the present?

Joy, first, breathe, sis! I feel you, and I’ve got you. For everyone else, I say the same to you, too! No, I never want you frustrated and certainly not more impatient. Let’s go straight to a more straightforward thinking strategy you can put in place right now that will hopefully help!

How can we get there?

Stop—make an effort to stop. Ask yourself: is this happening right now?

Take in your surroundings. Ground yourself through noticing.

Next, check in with your breath!

Get to the root of what is taking your mind offline.

GYLTG 163: Untangling from Impatience

And the bonus: Is there something more for me in this thought or moment to explore?

Joy, you have the power to stay patiently present. Once you stop the noise in your head, the thought process of frustration, “I can’t,” and “I don’t know how,” you have the power to return to the basics. Questions are your best friend! It’s how we learn and get to the bottom of what we need and want.

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