Hey , I'm going to say some words , and if you're somewhere where you can close your eyes , go ahead and close them , and if not , that's okay . I want you to pay attention , when you're ready , to how these words make you feel and maybe what shifts in your body as you hear them Silence , silence , quiet , peace , stillness , tranquility , calm , harmony , order , ease , acceptance , rest , contentment . How do these words make you feel ? Take a moment just to notice if there are any shifts that have changed in your body . What do these words have in common ? Well , they are the opposites of the word noise .
Speaker 1How much noise is there in your life right now ? Noise , both external and internal , pulls us away from what we want to be doing and toward what's painful or irritating , and we're hardwired that way . So
let me ask again what things would you qualify as noisy things that are drawing your attention away from what you want to be focusing on ? Let's do an inventory . We'll start with the external . It's a little bit easier . Maybe there's someone outside mowing the lawn and you're trying to write . Maybe it's someone who doesn't leave enough space in a conversation and just makes you exhausted . Or maybe it's the noise of politics and news , social media and the incessant chatter , or it could simply be the noise from the air conditioner when you're trying to sleep . Internal noise is a little bit more difficult to identify , so I want you just to take a moment to focus there , think about it for a moment . What noisy thoughts might be holding you back ? These are the thoughts that are often repetitive , that are almost always negative . Repetitive , that are almost always negative and , pretty much
all the time , fear-based .
Speaker 1Now , noise is defined in the dictionary as any sound that is undesired or interferes with one's hearing of something . The noise in our head prevents us from hearing the voice of our true self , the voice that's just waiting to be heard . We can make a practice of transforming that internal noise , but not by wasting energy to try and block it out , but rather by summoning its antithesis , the opposite . For instance , if you're at an event and everyone is socializing , but you and the noisy message says you're too quiet , you simply respond by saying I am an excellent listener . If you're exhausted and the noisy message messages saying you aren't good enough or you'll fail if you don't try harder , you
simply say I am most effective when I take good care of myself . Or what if it says you'll never finish what you started , you simply say I am enjoying the process .
Speaker 1You see , the beauty of this world , my friends , and this practice , is that the answers often lie in the opposite . On the other side of darkness is light . You've heard it a million times . It's true we are the ones that created the noise in our heads and we're also the ones that can transform it . Sometimes we can't control the external , but we can always control the internal . Close your eyes again and listen . Peace , stillness , tranquility , calm , harmony , calm , harmony , order , ease , Acceptance , rest , contentment . Take a deep breath in . My friends , you've got this . Wishing you a great rest of your day .