How to Be Present and Peaceful When You Can’t Stop Thinking Pausing can mean meditation, drinking coffee alone, or even listening to lo-fi music. Whatever brings you that kind of mental pause, do it. By Maria Hayes Updated: September 23, 2022 Categories: Coping with Divorce , Divorce Recovery , Health & Wellbeing , Life After Divorce Overthinking is one of the most underrated topics when it comes to self-improvement. More often than not, people focus on conquering courage zones, attracting positive thoughts and energies, and of course, creating clear and actionable goals. While these other aspects of self-improvement are indeed valuable, all of them rely on having a clear and composed mind . Hence, when your mind is clouded with thoughts, especially the unnecessary ones, you’re likely to collapse even before you know it. That’s why I can’t stress how important mental serenity is. Before you can even take a proper first step and execu...