I have a confession to make. I am a thinker.
One might wonder why this is something that is confession worthy. I am both an over thinker, an under thinker, and hopefully on many occations even a deep thinker.
I have been working on this post for over a week now. Back and forth; write a little, delete a little - till the post is nothing more than a single sentence. This morning as I lay in bed surfing social media and thinking ... I came across this image:
The ability to think and reason is such a beautiful gift from our Heavenely Father. It allows us to weigh the pros and cons of any given situation to enable us to make an educated decision based on facts in order to become better individuals.
However just like all good things it can be used for our gain or our loss. Worry, doubt, and over planning often bog us down and rob us of true joy. These feelings can be replaced with faith, trust, and action.
For me, journalling has been one of the best disrupters of my negative internal worry/doubt dialog. I have been an avoid journaler since I was 8 years old. It is beautiful to go back and read my thoughts, relive the high moments, mourn with my younger self on the hard spots. I can clear out the constant stream of thoughts that is going on in my head for a little peace and quiet. 
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