Originally Posted by
biminiblue 
One day in Month One of my sobriety I was walking to an AA meeting just up the street from me when this came to me:
Love everyone
Mind your own business
Do not engage (with that person or that thought)
It's amazingly simple, like the Serenity Prayer is. It works for everything. Try it.
Thanks. I am a chronic engager of negative thoughts. I know I'm doing it too but I cant stop. I keep asking myself what is the payoff to continue but I can't figure it out. I also suck at meditation but I'm just going to have to keep trying.