Are you finding that it is easy to become negative? Down on yourself about your circumstances, or the people in your life, or your job, or even, yourself?Is it getting you down that you are becoming negative? Kind of a double whammy...Today, we are going to look at the negative thoughts we can all have `and try to understand them for what they are, so they can have less of hold on us and so we can live more at ease and create the life we desire.Let's walk!"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.”Marcus Aurelius“You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.”Pema Chödrön“Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.”BuddhaInterested in finding out what your personality type is when you face a Last 8% situation?To take our assessment go to: http://last8percent.com/quizIf you're new to the Last 8% Morning, over the course of 15 minutes we integrate movement, mindfulness, and mental training exercises. Why? So we can build the skills necessary to be our best in our more difficult moments, what we call the Last 8%. What are these skills? These are skills of emotional intelligence. Why? We do this because it is emotion that gets in our way.Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook! If you liked today’s session, review us on Apple podcasts!Join our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelast8project/.As always, the work continues:This is a great article that details the "75 Things White People Can Do For Racial Justice."Reading List:Desmond Cole, The Skin We're InRobyn Maynard, Policing Black LivesIbram X Kendi's book, How to Be Anti-RacistMusic by @nop on CC Mixter, http://beta.ccmixter.org/people/Lancefield.To Register for our Facebook Live Event, join our Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelast8projectInterested in finding out what your biggest mistake is when you face a Last 8% situation?To take our assessment go to: http://last8percent.com/quizYou can register for our next Last 8% Academy at: https://last8percent.com/