Thinking and wellbeing
ELISABETTA FRANZOSO explores the link between wellbeing and thinking, the seventh focus of the Wellness Inventory Wheel.
To be more conscious of your wellbeing requires you to be mindful of your thoughts as they can either be beneficial or detrimental to you.
Reality Check Have you ever examined the many thoughts passing through your mind in a day? Living in a sea of memories and beliefs buffeted by the waves of conflicting thoughts, intentions and impressions from your past shapes your present thoughts, words and deeds, and ultimately your future. If you’re suspicious, you will find suspicious events at every turn. If you’re trusting, you’ll be rewarded equally. Thus, your thoughts become your reality.
Insight While most agree what goes into the mouth affects overall health, few seem to understand what enters the mind affects what comes of it also. Mental nutrition is equally as important as oral nutrition – the images and energies filling your mind affect you physically, influence the people around you and move the world at large.
Result Everyone sees the world through a filter. You don’t really see the world as it is but as you are. So, if you’re looking at life through rose coloured glasses, you’ll see love and trust. But if you look through lenses tinted with doubts, resignation and fear you’ll reflect the same qualities.
Your thoughts also colour your relationships. An envious friend, suspicious wife and parents loosing confidence in their child will find plenty of evidence to reinforce their feeling as long as they think and look for it. Your thoughts also affect your physical health. According to a Biofeedback study your heartbeat can be slowed or quickened in tandem with your thoughts – stressful or relaxing – affecting other physiological functions.
Moving Forward Understand your own mind. The art of thinking uses energy, is dependent upon sensory data and is connected with the emotions mapping your internal version or interpretation of reality. Learn to pause, observe and listen without judgement and identify recurring mental patterns that lead you into depression or anger.
Result Everything around you interacts with your thinking process. Examine the sources of your current thoughts and take responsibility for what you choose to feed your mind.
Q. Why should I be aware of my thoughts?
A. Awareness allows you to realise how many different activities are going through your head, allowing you to filter and differentiate positive and negative thoughts. Until you realise how influential your thoughts are on your reality, you’ll be in an unconscious existence filled with automatic responses.
“Elisabetta’s coaching has facilitated my growth in ways I would have never imagined. She challenged my thinking process, motivating me to persevere during my process of transformation from the inside out.” Ms. S.B. (Entrepreneur & Mom, 41 years old)
Elisabetta Franzoso BA, Dipl.Psych, MSocSc
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Elisabetta Franzoso is a highly self-driven coach and motivator who focuses on communication, self-expression and wellbeing. Her passion is to empower people to achieve excellence and transformation from the inside out. To complete your Well-Being Inventory Index and get your detailed personal Health and Wellness Assessment, contact Elisabetta and her team of professional Life Coaches, Psychological Counsellors, Fitness Trainers, Nutritionists, Physicians and Body Therapists.
