Imagine this, cast an image in your mind of a little monster that comes out to play to cause havoc with you and your life goals.
I call my monster, Gremlin, as I loved the movie Gremlins and all the individual Gremlin characters were superb and very entertaining.
Ever since seeing that movie, I visualise that my Ego as my Gremlin: a horrible looking creature that appears when I am just about to do something big out of my comfort zone.
My Gremlin will appear, and in many different characters and gets me doing all sorts of things completely off target to my goals and desires. Aaaah!
How about:
The grumpy gremlin
The overeating gremlin
The angry gremlin
The shy gremlin
The lazy gremlin
The excuse gremlin etc
Each Gremlin gives me different emotions and character actions, like angry, irritable, anxiety and worry, and the big one laziness or procrastination.
Sometimes these Gremlins have been appearing lately as I attempt to write everyday, and they are just a pain in the ass!
So I have developed away to manage this Gremlins and put them back in their place.
First thing in the morning, I do an activity that gets me into a state of connection to my authentic self, grounded and relaxed.
For me it’s either doing yoga, saying positive affirmations, running in nature, and walking barefoot to connect with mother earth.
After that I feel in control of my mind, and able to then proceed to the next step.
I then tell the my (Ego) Gremlin that he is need (so he does not get upset!)
I then tell him his duties for the day, which is only to protect me and keep me save, otherwise, he is to sit quietly in the back seat, and let me create my desired lifestyle.
Its seems to be working Yay! Totally recommend it.