Thank you for this. I read a lot about this and share you question as to how to actually do this. Why are we this way? This seems so ubiquitous that it makes me wonder if this is what it is to be human. Or is this what it is to be a human under capitalism that tells us every single day in about a million different ways how garbage we are so we buy more stuff we don't need to fill the God sized hole in our souls?
I do think to a certain degree that this *is* "what it means to be human."
And, I also believe that the fact that this has become so unignorable for so many of us is a sign of consciousness evolving. We are getting to a collective place where we are finally so fed up with the way our minds keep us from entering the garden, so to speak, that we're finally moved to do what we have to do to drop in into our hearts and operate from a more feeling, emotional, feminine (not gendered, more an energy) embodied space.
My mind guides me to all kinds of weird, funky, and even fucked-up places.
I recently had a light bulb moment ( I love that term, btw) which was, I am not my thoughts; they don't have the power to define me they are just thoughts and I decide whether to identify or not. This has helped me take the power away from the self-loathing thoughts that inevitably pass through and that is a wonderful feeling, so much better than a drug or alcohol fueled buzz :)
This is such a great example. And yeah, once we stop identifying with our thoughts, we can also *choose* the thoughts we want. Sometimes when I feel old shitty stories or thought patterns float in, I can pause and say "nope" and...literally choose any other thought. It doesn't always work but it makes such a ridiculous difference every time it does.
Thank you for this. I read a lot about this and share you question as to how to actually do this. Why are we this way? This seems so ubiquitous that it makes me wonder if this is what it is to be human. Or is this what it is to be a human under capitalism that tells us every single day in about a million different ways how garbage we are so we buy more stuff we don't need to fill the God sized hole in our souls?
Hey Heidi, nice to hear from you.
I do think to a certain degree that this *is* "what it means to be human."
And, I also believe that the fact that this has become so unignorable for so many of us is a sign of consciousness evolving. We are getting to a collective place where we are finally so fed up with the way our minds keep us from entering the garden, so to speak, that we're finally moved to do what we have to do to drop in into our hearts and operate from a more feeling, emotional, feminine (not gendered, more an energy) embodied space.
My mind guides me to all kinds of weird, funky, and even fucked-up places.
My heart and body always guide me to what's true.
Sending love,
d
I recently had a light bulb moment ( I love that term, btw) which was, I am not my thoughts; they don't have the power to define me they are just thoughts and I decide whether to identify or not. This has helped me take the power away from the self-loathing thoughts that inevitably pass through and that is a wonderful feeling, so much better than a drug or alcohol fueled buzz :)
This is such a great example. And yeah, once we stop identifying with our thoughts, we can also *choose* the thoughts we want. Sometimes when I feel old shitty stories or thought patterns float in, I can pause and say "nope" and...literally choose any other thought. It doesn't always work but it makes such a ridiculous difference every time it does.