There are days when the mind feels like an endless ocean dark, deep, and unpredictable. A single thought drifts in like a wave, gentle at first, then swelling into something larger, heavier, almost impossible to contain. One worry becomes two. One doubt becomes a chorus. And before you realize it, you’re no longer floating you’re sinking.
Allowing yourself to drown in a negative mindset is not just about sadness or fear. It’s about surrendering to an illusion. The illusion that your present darkness defines your entire being. It’s the slow forgetting of your own light.
Negativity has a quiet way of convincing you that the world mirrors your mood. It filters every experience, painting even the most beautiful moments in dull shades. You start to believe that this heaviness is who you are, when in truth, it is only passing through you.
But awareness changes everything. The moment you recognize, “I am thinking these thoughts, but I am not these thoughts,” you begin to rise. You create space a sacred distance between yourself and the storm.
You don’t have to silence the noise; you only have to stop identifying with it. You don’t have to fight the current; you just need to stop letting it define your direction. Healing begins not in resistance, but in gentle observation in remembering that even beneath the roughest waves, the ocean is still and infinite at its core.
So when your mind feels heavy, remind yourself: you are the awareness behind the thoughts. You are not drowning; you are watching the water move. And in that awareness, you begin to float again.
Affirmation:
“I am not my thoughts. I am the calm presence beneath them.”
Reflective Question:
When was the last time you noticed your thoughts pulling you under and what helped you rise back to the surface?
SELF LOVE AND SOUL HEALING 