Done with mirrors…

Have full is your head? Take some time…like 5 minutes, right now to listen to your own thoughts. What do you hear? If you’re like most people, it’s like listening to the crowd at a stadium. TONS of voices and snippets of thoughts running full steam through your mind. Odds are it’s mostly negative talk too.

If you spend a week, or a day, or even a couple hours, just listening to your self talk, you just might be surprised by what you hear. See, your inner monologue GREATLY affects you. It affects your moods, your emotions, your self esteem, just about everything.

Funny thing is…most people are complete slaves to this, and don’t even know it.

For example…

Let’s say that you’ve got an outside party planned. Everyone is there and everything is set. Then…it rains. Now, if you react like most people do, you’ll be angry, upset, mad that your party is “ruined” and probably even embarrassed that this happened with all your guests there.

My question for you is…are your emotions and feeling justified? Or are they rather a result of the immediate whirlwind of thoughts going through your head?

It’s not like you can blame or be upset with the weather? That’s a little bit out of your control, even on a good day. :-)

The funny thing is, rather than simply accepting reality and what is completely beyond your control, you react and allow your head to dictate your response. You lose perspective on what is important and instead focus on the fact that YOU are not getting what YOU want.

This leads you to a feeling of stress, maybe even depression depending on the situation, and certainly an emotional imbalance that mess with your peace and your soul. So tell me…is that the way you want to live?

I’m hoping that your answer was “Hell no!”

If that is the case, then there are a couple things that you really need to ponder and think about.

This place that we’re living in…is all illusion. It’s not real. Life is built first in your mind as a conglomeration of how you and your mind interpret the things that happen to you. You have spent years building this reality that you live in. And I’m wanting you to tear it all down. :-)

Tell me what you’d think if we were both in the same situation as above and while you got angry and upset, I simply sat in the rain and laughed? Would you be even more upset that I’m able to enjoy myself, even if the rain is “ruining” your party? Guess what…you probably would.

Another thought I want you to consider is simply this. YOU ARE NOT YOUR THOUGHTS. You are separate from the thoughts that race through your mind. The negative, list making, busy, nonstop thoughts do NOT define who you are, nor are they any sort of representation of you. You are you…when your mind is still and quiet and peaceful.

So, I want you to take this week and just listen to your inner monologue. Get a notebook and keep track of what runs across your mind. You just might be surprised at what you find. And then, next week, work, and it will be work, to get your mind to a still place and keep it there for as long as you can. Let go of every thought that comes and every stray bit of nonsense that tries to take root in your head. Do this, acknowledge the thought or whatever and then let it go on its merry way. If you keep on at this, you will find a peaceful and calm mind that is better able to deal with anything that happens. You will be able to see clearly reality, the REALLY real reality, and respond accordingly in a way that benefits you, instead of simply reacting based on the inner monologue and emotions.

“A peaceful mind leads to a peaceful heart leads to a peaceful life.” – Me

Now, let’s go play in the rain. :-)