{"id":2547,"date":"2015-03-11T05:48:09","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T09:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livelifemadetoorder.com\/blog\/blog\/?p=2547"},"modified":"2021-07-31T09:45:33","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T09:45:33","slug":"racing-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livelifemadetoorder.com\/blog\/racing-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"You Vs Brain: 4 Tips for Defeating Calamitous Racing Thoughts Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I am happy to bring you an awesome guest post by my husband Ryan Biddulph. He is one of the wisest people I know, and highly committed to this whole ‘being the best person you can be’ thing.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I don’t know anyone who has a better grip on all the ‘stuff’ that can derail us, and I’m not just saying that because he’s my man. I learn from him everyday, and am so appreciative of the fact I have access to someone like him anytime I want. Enjoy!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I want to write this blog post for my wife.<\/span><\/p>\n

But I also need to finish proofreading my next eBook in the Blogging from Paradise series. (Available on Amazon, wink-wink)<\/span><\/p>\n

But wait, I need to stop by the visa company later to pick up our passports. When should I do that?<\/span><\/p>\n

Don’t forget your blog post, RB. BFP goes live tonight. Or early this morning. Wednesday, EST. <\/span><\/p>\n

Oh shit, I totally forget about the cats; they need to be fed.<\/span><\/p>\n

I have articles to write for clients.<\/span><\/p>\n

Damn, gotta network too.<\/span><\/p>\n

Plus, if the weather clears up, I need to head to Pandawa Beach, here in Bali. Haven’t been there in a few weeks. Why live in paradise if you can’t fully enjoy paradise, right?<\/span><\/p>\n

You just stepped into another dimension…..the dimension\/disease know as…..<\/span><\/p>\n

Racing Thoughts Syndrome<\/span><\/p>\n

To everybody who feels Kelli and I are lucky, blessed, talented, fortunate, \u201cnaturals\u201d (whatever the hell that means)….you are right. To everybody who feels Kelli and I worked our tails off, mentally, and physically, to blog from paradise…..you are right…..to everybody who feels we’ve allowed this life into being, trusting in the Universe, and acting inspired…..you are right.<\/span><\/p>\n

We are imperfect. In moments, we are perfect. Really. But those imperfect moments, even if we’re enjoying the ride, are prone to being infected by Racing Thoughts Syndrome.<\/span><\/p>\n

Think about the prior two paragraphs. We think and feel we’re lucky, then blessed, then talented, then hard working. On and on. A roaring rapids, a purge of thoughts and feelings, a vomitorium of energies all spewing forth at 1,002 miles per second.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yeah, stop laughing there buddy. I know you suffer from Racing Thoughts Syndrome too. On waking. Or when someone screams at you. Or when things are awesome, and you totally lose control in a moment of sheer excitement.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hey, we’ve all been there. I am no Balinese high priest, thinking, feeling and acting from a higher consciousness. I am flawed. Impatient. Then, patient. I want my drinkable oatmeal now! (yes, we have that here in Bali….don’t ask) No, I can wait for my drinkable oatmeal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Up. Down. Right. Left. Madness.<\/span><\/p>\n

I know you’ve been there. Like, when you wake up, and feel like your day has taken off without you. Perhaps you’re struggling through some pressing problem. During these Racing Thoughts Sessions you may feel totally out of control, of your life. I know I have. My secret recipe for attacking this mental malady is below. Stay tuned.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Benefits of Reading this Post<\/span><\/h2>\n

Number 1, if you read this post, Kelli will cook me a delicious tempeh dinner. Just in case you were wondering if I was fully altruistic…..hehehehe.<\/span><\/p>\n

You’ll establish a sense of calm, of peace of mind, of happiness and you’ll see greater success and prosperity in all that you do.<\/span><\/p>\n

Case in point; instead of running around like a chicken with its head lopped off for the past 35 minutes I wrote this post. I’ll meet new readers. I’ll earn brownie points from Kelli. Most importantly, I’ll help you free yourself from this wicked disease.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hey, I could be suffering from analysis paralysis right now, a chief, calamitous effect of Racing Thoughts Syndrome. But I’ll network in a few, posting blog comments to authority blogs. I have this post about wrapped up. I’ll publish my post later. Will write an article for a client.<\/span><\/p>\n

I’ll do another blog interview.<\/span><\/p>\n

Effective folks clear out their inner world, honing their mental tools, and slowing down their minds, to create tangible, helpful, freeing results that benefit them in all they do.<\/span><\/p>\n

Being Free<\/span><\/h2>\n

My intent is to be free, and to take you with me. I am liberating myself by the day, and I am taking more folks with me, who want to blog from paradise and who want to find a freer way of living, by following these 4 practical tips, to combat Racing Thoughts Syndrome. (Note; when the thoughts and feelings slow down, you’ll magnetize yourself to peace, joy, calm, and happiness….and abundance….)<\/span><\/p>\n

1: 30 Minutes Meditation<\/span><\/h2>\n

On waking, I thank the lucky stars that I live in the tropics. 5 seconds later I begin meditating. Meditating helps to expand your awareness. So you can observe, so you can see what’s really happening.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most people seem unhappy because they are 100% out of control, mentally. Meditating helps you face, embrace and release racing thoughts. Once the thoughts slow down, you’ll act from a place of inspiration, you’ll trust in the Universe and no one person or thing will get your goat. At least, until you speak to your parents, or siblings.<\/span><\/p>\n

I sit for 30 minutes on waking. I follow my breathing, and move my focus back to my breathing, after my focus moves from my breathing to some thought or feeling.<\/span><\/p>\n

Awesome Guidebook for Meditators here<\/a>, by my main man Ram Dass. It is called Journey of Awakening, and has been super-helpful in my meditation practice, and understanding the mind better, which is a worthwhile use of our time for sure!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2: Subliminal Hypnotherapy<\/span><\/h2>\n

After chilling out from my meditation session I dive into subliminal hypnotherapy. I listen to an Unlimited Wealth audio file from Steve G. Jones. He has a soothing, calming voice. Don’t listen to his files if you’re driving, because you’ll conk out. (unless you’re listening while driving a motorbike here in Bali, then you’ll fit in, just fine, as you fall asleep, because you’ll be driving, \u201cnormally\u201d)<\/span><\/p>\n

Subliminal programming changes your thoughts and feelings on a deeper level. Mental hurry, or Racing Thoughts Syndrome, is rooted deep, deep below the conscious mind, in the all powerful subconscious mind. <\/span><\/p>\n

If you accept the idea of unlimited wealth your money worries will steadily fade away, and I reckon much of your mental hurry roots itself in money problems\/shitty money programming. <\/span><\/p>\n

This is just one example, but the process works the same for whatever \u00a0you are facing, whether it is a lack of confidence, anxiety or a phobia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s the audio file. Buy it for a mere 99 cents…tons more available from him as well on a range of issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Unlimited-Wealth-Hypnosis\/dp\/B008JTI114<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

3.Exercise<\/span><\/h2>\n

I work out from 1-2 hours on most days. Some days, it’s a weak, feeble 35 minute effort. Pathetic, right? I am joking \u2013 I think \u2013 because even walking for 30 minutes daily rocks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Racing Thoughts Syndrome seems to grow if you’re not active. Like, the nervous, worried, anxious energies reach a fever pitch if you sit on your duff every day, for days on end, let alone weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Exercise stops these energies dead cold. It’s like the energy, the worry, the panic and the anxiety find an outlet through your intense cardio sessions. Or though your walking sessions.<\/span><\/p>\n

I do 15 minutes swimming in the pool here at the villa \u2013 how Magnum PI am I, on this house sit?? – and I also jog for about 10 to 15 minutes after.<\/span><\/p>\n

On waking I do 50 slow sit ups and 15 SLOW push ups. I also stretch for 5 minutes. If Kelli and I do the beach we swim for about 30 minutes and jog or walk for 30 minutes. I also sneak in a few smaller cardio sessions here and there. Hence 1 hour or more daily.<\/span><\/p>\n

Get moving guys. Give your Racing Thoughts Syndrome an exit strategy to dissipate those low, panicked energies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even if you can’t pack in a full on exercise session, get moving anytime you feel your mind accosting you….walk around the office for a few minutes, or a quick jaunt around the block. It can be a lifesaver.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

4.Defining Your Why<\/span><\/h2>\n

Each of the prior tips is garbage, totally useless, if you aren’t hungry to be free and live the life you want to live. Know why you’ve built your life as you have and if the reason is not freeing, start NOW to change your life. Or to redesign your life.<\/span><\/p>\n

I suffer from Racing Thoughts Syndrome at times but the moment I created and launched the Blogging from Paradise blog and eBook series I felt a sense of peace, calm and happiness flow through my being. <\/span><\/p>\n

I set this intent: to free myself, and to free my readers, so they can retire to a life of island hopping through smart blogging, as I have.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is your why? Why do you want what you want? How can you start moving towards it today? When you are clear on your intentions and do your best to fulfill them each day, much of the mental junk just falls to the wayside. Your ‘why’ pulls you out of the fog, and helps you get back to business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The people who spend 1-2 hours daily \u2013 or more \u2013 working on their minds, and bodies, are the ones who have an intense desire to be free, more than they fear doing uncomfortable stuff. They are able to rein in their runaway minds more successfully–you’ll have your moments, we all do. But, they are succeeding more than struggling in this department.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Those are the lucky folks, the blessed folks, the talented folks, and all those other labels folks add, to the small percentage of people who earth who are ready and willing to eat shit sandwiches sometimes, to be free, in the form of uncomfortable feelings, thoughts and decisions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Your Turn<\/span><\/h2>\n

Do you suffer from Racing Thoughts Syndrome?<\/span><\/p>\n

If you do, how are you combating the problem?<\/span><\/p>\n

What tips can you share with the Life Made to Order community, to add to this list?<\/span><\/p>\n

Call to Action<\/span><\/h2>\n

I’ve published a highly acclaimed eBook (given the thumbs up by million dollar business builder and brilliant Possibility Partners Show founder Ande Lyons) for developing a success consciousness, directed towards bloggers but hey, the principles apply to all areas of your life, and to any type of business so give it a whirl.<\/span><\/p>\n

Blogging from Paradise: Creating the Mindset of a Successful Blogger<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Pick up your copy here<\/a>…..on Amazon.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today I am happy to bring you an awesome guest post by my husband Ryan Biddulph. He is one of the wisest people I know, and highly committed to this whole ‘being the best person you can be’ thing. I don’t know anyone who has a better grip on all the ‘stuff’ that can derail […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10472,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-happiness","category-making-positive-changes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.livelifemadetoorder.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.livelifemadetoorder.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.livelifemadetoorder.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.livelifemadetoorder.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.livelifemadetoorder.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.livelifemadetoorder.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2547\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.livelifemadetoorder.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.livelifemadetoorder.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.livelifemadetoorder.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.livelifemadetoorder.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}