Exercise: Notice which ANT type is most common in your mind
- All or nothing ANTs
- Less Than ANTs
- Just the Bad ANTs
- Guilt Beating ANTs
- Labeling ANTs
- Fortune Telling ANTs
- Mind Reading ANTs
- If Only / I’ll Be Happy When ANTs
- Blaming ANTs
I think that labeling ANTs are some of the most common in my mind. I make snap judgements about people and their shortcomings based on almost no information. It first impressions last then I need to kill these ANTs so that I can see everybody in the best light possible. I want to make a practice of having automatic positive thoughts about EVERYONE I encounter on a daily basis. I will assume the best in everyone and force them to prove me wrong instead of the opposite.
Author – Brian Ahlering