Increase focus and stay present:

Mentally remind yourself of your present action: Use self-talk to direct your focus back to the present moment.
Focus on your senses: Direct your attention back into your body and out of your head.
Do things differently: Make things more challenging. As a result, you are forced to act consciously instead of acting on autopilot.

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Peace, despite the noise in your mind

Understand it is impossible to silence your mind: It’s human to have thoughts.
The more you fight your thoughts, the more you amplify them. Being non-judgmental is the key to stillness.
Whenever you analyze, you are always thinking into the past and future, not in the presen...

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