Some thoughts arrive unexpectedly. Others return again and again. You revisit the mistake you made. You rethink the conversation that did not sit right with you. You imagine everything that could go wrong tomorrow. The thoughts may begin automatically, but the longer they stay, the more of your attention and energy they consume. Over time, preparing what I think of as a redirection thought has helped me. If you find yourself dwelling on a specific thought repeatedly, you can

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