According to Proverbs 23:7, we are the sum of our thoughts. It says, “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he…” My mentee wrote that even at work she had times where her eyes teared up from sadness.. She wrote, “I just feel like I failed myself…” She referred to previous mistakes that she couldn’t take back.

Our thoughts dictate to our brain what it needs to instruct our body to do. When we dwell on past mistakes, our brain interprets that as stress. What happens in our bodies when we are stressed? Fight or flight kicks in as though there is danger ~ even when there is none.

Digestion slows or stops because it isn’t needed. Heart rate and breathing increase, as well as adrenaline pumps into our muscles to prepare us to fight or flee. All thoughts precede actions. It is imperative that we consider how our thoughts might be affecting our health.