Have you ever become a victim of your own negative thinking? Or been bullied by your emotions, worries, or stresses of life? In this article, we’ll share a simple but profound tool to help bring you back to the present moment, to, as Fr. Tom likes to say, “Calm the barking dogs,” and help to open your heart and mind to the presence of God within and to those around you who you just can’t see or appreciate when you’re stuck in this “Prison of Self.”