Conspiracy Theorist?

Conspiracy theories are certainly brewing these days.

Who are we blaming for our circumstances, and for what reason?

It’s in our human nature to look for the root of things.

We will surely find what we’re looking for, especially when we feel our survival is threatened.

Our reticular activating system in our brain is brilliant when it comes to connecting the dots and filtering necessary information. When we allow our RAS to go into overdrive though, it can cause a nasty morality hangover, leaving us feeling confused, anxious, and depressed.

What if we scrutinized the positive and negative forces at work within us with the same fervor and conviction we search for outside of us?

As I was walking the other day, emotions percolating, ruminating on thoughts about something I’d said or should’ve done, my inner conscious witness called me out mid-thought.

"Jen, what conspiracy theories are you conjuring up?"

It’s easy to get caught up in recurring negative thought patterns.

This form of self-sabotage is self-serving but not self-empowering.

What do you say to yourself when you look in the mirror?

How many times a day do you compliment or criticize yourself?

What stories are you telling yourself?

What rumors are you telling about yourself to others?

What fact-checking methods are you using to analyze your claims and assess them as actually true or false?

Your history? Other people’s opinions? Comparison? Self-doubt?

Or your strengths?

Next time you catch yourself going down the disempowering rabbit hole, ask yourself,

"Is this true?"

Might there be a loophole in your story?

I encourage you to employ your conscious witness and arm yourself with compassion as you look for that shred of evidence that just might prove or disprove any notion you thought you knew about yourself.