Natalie Goldberg Quote
Don’t be tossed away by your monkey mind. You say you want to do something—I really want to be a writer—then that little voice comes along, but I might not make enough money as a writer. Oh, okay, then I won’t write. That’s being tossed away. These little voices are constantly going to be nagging us. If you make a decision to do something, you do it. Don’t be tossed away. But part of not being tossed away is understanding your mind, not believing it so much when it comes up with all these objections and then loads you with all these insecurities and reasons not to do something.
Natalie Goldberg
Don’t be tossed away by your monkey mind. You say you want to do something—I really want to be a writer—then that little voice comes along, but I might not make enough money as a writer. Oh, okay, then I won’t write. That’s being tossed away. These little voices are constantly going to be nagging us. If you make a decision to do something, you do it. Don’t be tossed away. But part of not being tossed away is understanding your mind, not believing it so much when it comes up with all these objections and then loads you with all these insecurities and reasons not to do something.
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discouragement, doubt
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