We all have favorite thoughts. If we ask someone, “What’s your favorite thing to think about,” we’ll most likely hear something like, “Oh, it’s lying on the beach… soaking up sun, and listening to waves rush ashore.” In other words, we’ll likely recount a pleasant event, a daydream, hope, or fantasy. It never occurs to us that these sweet reveries and fantasies are not our “favorite” thoughts. Our favorites are those we repeatedly bring to mind, and all too often are painful memories.