One Thought Away
“I'll never be good enough”
“This worlds against me”
“I want to do better”
“But I'm filled with stress and anxiety”
When you believe it's your destiny
You may call it your fate
Understand, it's the voices in your mind
That are creating self doubt and self hate
No doubt, there are external forces at work
That can influence feelings of no hope
They create flawed thoughts in your mind
Therefore, you struggle to cope
So you may ask, how do I stop
The thoughts in my mind?
Wouldn’t that be akin
To remove grapes from wine?
You say change my thoughts
You say my thoughts aren't me
Wouldn't that be like removing my eyes
So that I could see?
What I’m saying is it’s the flawed beliefs
That are troubling you so
It's not above removing the words
It's about clarifying the words, and then letting them go
You begin to let go of self doubt
The precursor to self hate
Follow this lesson
And you'll learn, you determine your fate
Believe in yourself
You are stronger than the internal words
You've created a bad habit
It's hard to un-hear what you've heard
So create a new narrative
Change the thoughts in your mind
It won't be easy
But neither is living a lie
You may ask, the lie?
It's the flawed words you believe
You've learned to get comfortable
With what you call “your stress and anxiety”
Change is uncomfortable
But that's how we grow
Acknowledge the suffering
And know, right now, right here, this is what I need to be whole
Just remember
Take one thought a day
And clarify your view
There’s a whole new world
Awaiting for you
Copyright © Kelly Hitchcock | Year Posted 2021
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