{"id":2252,"date":"2019-10-18T19:37:16","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T19:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/coaching\/?p=2252"},"modified":"2021-07-19T09:18:22","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T16:18:22","slug":"the-voices-in-your-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/coaching\/2019\/10\/18\/the-voices-in-your-head\/","title":{"rendered":"The Voices in Your Head"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You know all those messages that flash into your mind throughout the day?&nbsp; Where do those messages come from and what are they saying to you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of the \u201cmessages\u201d we hear come from outside ourselves, even if it seems like they originated in our mind.&nbsp; If you were taught to never trust strangers when you were a child, then when you meet someone new, your \u2018voices\u2019 might tell you \u201cbe careful, be guarded, don\u2019t let them know what you\u2019re really thinking, they could use it against you.\u201d&nbsp; If you\u2019re only experiences meeting new people are positive and uplifting, the voices would say something different, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the time the voices come from experience.&nbsp; If in our past we did or said something that got a negative response from someone, we might conclude that EVERYONE will give us the same response.&nbsp; In this case the voices in your head would advise you to AVOID doing this again to protect you from that negative response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But this leaves us anxious and unsure because we try to base our behavior on what other people might do.&nbsp; Or they might not.&nbsp; It\u2019s all very confusing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes the voices repeat what others have told us.&nbsp; If your mother convinced you as a child that \u201cladies should be seen and not heard,\u201d then you will probably keep your ideas and opinions to yourself.&nbsp; If you learned as a child that you should put others\u2019 needs ahead of your own, then you are not likely to stand up for yourself even when your own health and well-being are at stake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So if all these messages come from outside of us, even while we feel like they come from inside our brain, how do we decipher what is true?&nbsp; How do we find our own voice or identify our own desires?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get still.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>When we get still, and quiet our minds, we shut out the other voices and can more clearly hear what our hearts are telling us.&nbsp; And our hearts always tell truth.&nbsp; When we follow our heart, we can\u2019t go wrong!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of my clients tell me they have trouble hearing their heart\u2019s desires for the voices in their heads, and want to know HOW to get still.&nbsp; GREAT question!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It takes PRACTICE.&nbsp; Daily practice is required for any skill that you really want to master, right?&nbsp; That includes changing thought patterns or behavior patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where do I start?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s usually the next question.&nbsp; There are myriad ways to \u201ccenter\u201d or to \u201cmeditate\u201d and at least as many books, blogs, and recordings.&nbsp; The main idea is to get the mind chatter to slow down or stop.&nbsp; The easiest way I know is to focus on something repetitive like your breathing, ocean waves, the hum of an air conditioner, or the ticking of a clock.&nbsp; Guided meditations simply give your mind something else to focus on in a calming way.&nbsp; Try searching on YouTube and you\u2019ll surely find something that appeals to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Cyndi-Combs-Deep-Centering.mp3\">here for a recording of a basic guided meditation<\/a> I made.&nbsp; Some of my clients find it useful at least as a starting point.&nbsp; Give yourself the gift of seven minutes to sit somewhere quiet &#8211; to just listen, and relax.&nbsp; Listen for your own voice in the spaces between breaths.&nbsp; Be still, and quiet, and listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grow on!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>How does your breathing change as your mind quiets?<br>What messages came through for you if any?<br>What does your inner voice sound like?<br>What qualities do you hear in your inner voice?<br>How do you FEEL when you hear your inner voice?<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In my <a href=\"http:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/coaching\/2019\/10\/23\/inner-voice-or-inner-critic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"next blog post (opens in a new tab)\">next blog post<\/a> I talk about hearing your inner voice more clearly!<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You know all those messages that flash into your mind throughout the day?&nbsp; Where do those messages come from and what are they saying to you? 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