An overthinker's summer plan

Can a Calvin and Hobbs cartoon cure a lifetime of overthinking?

Can a Calvin and Hobbs cartoon cure a lifetime of overthinking? 

I'm barely exaggerating but it just did for me!

I saw this cartoon on Monday and promptly decided to stop thinking when I didn't have to. 

I can hear my son from Boston, calling me out: "Hmm mom take it down a notch, you're not an engineer."

True I am no rocket scientist, but it didn't stop me from being the Sue Ellen of overthinking. 

As long as I can remember, I've been trying to untangle the world and understand what move humans.

Attending 6 schools in 3 countries before 12 gave me good exposure to many different cultures and yet it puzzled me that whatever the language, we have an uncanny ability to say things yet mean or even act the opposite way.  

Anyway, coaching gave me the keys to how to realign thoughts, feelings, and actions. I felt like the daughter of Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christy. I could read through people's reactions. 

But it didn't stop my overthinking: I continued to single-handedly try solving the human mystery with my little neurons!

The only thing I discovered was that no matter the subject, overthinking is exhausting and actually counter-productive. 

So I applied Calvin's method and decided to stop thinking unless needed.

And yesterday, the clouds parted... I was able to observe a thought without it being followed by another thought, judgment, or story.

For a split-second, the thought was suspended in mid-brain - I won't lie; it was shorter than a MetroCard swipe!

I felt like I didn't need to feed the thought.
What a relief!. Finally, space for things to just be as they are.
I could drop the Rubik's cube once in a while.
It's not silly, au contraire, it's liberating.

Overthinkers, I invite you to join me in taking a summer break. 
Let us think only when required, not a thought more!

Have a pretty afternoon!

Agate