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    Judging Your Future

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    Sean FargoPublished January 12, 2015 · Updated October 22, 2026 · 1 min read

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    Working with thoughts

    Thoughts arise on their own, but the ones we believe shape our lives. “Judging Your Future” is a chance to notice which stories you have been carrying, and to ask whether they still serve you.

    How mindfulness can help

    Mindfulness shows thoughts as events in awareness rather than facts about the world. When we can step back and watch a thought without immediately believing it, we get a little quiet authority over our inner life. We choose which voices to follow, and which to thank and let go.

    Gentle steps to try

    1. Catch the thought. When a familiar story shows up, you might quietly note “thinking” and watch it the way you would watch a cloud.
    2. Look into it. Ask: is this definitely true? What do I know directly, without the commentary?
    3. Loosen the grip. Try saying “a thought is here that says…” instead of “I think…” and notice the space that opens.
    4. Choose what to feed. You cannot control what arises, but you can choose what you keep giving your attention to.

    You are not your thoughts. You are the awareness they appear in, stay a while, and pass through. You can trust that quieter knowing.

    A note from Sean

    So often we get caught up in being elsewhere, in the future or the past. I ask whether we can come home to our bodies and sense into belonging here.

    Try this today. When you catch a judgment about how things will go, such as “this will fail” or “they’ll think less of me,” pause. Plant both feet and breathe out slowly. Feel where the judgment sits: chest, throat, belly. Then ask question 2: what standard is this measured against, and whose voice is it? Come back to your feet.

    Keep going: Past, Present, Future Guided Script and Scheduling Worry Time.

    This suits anyone whose mind runs ahead. If worry about the future comes with panic, or a diagnosis or a loss, go gently. Stop when you need to.

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