Keeping Life Simple – “I AM NOT MY THOUGHTS!”

My experience in life has been that when we live in the moment and remain conscious of our thoughts, feelings and actions, there is a natural flow to our life.

We have been conditioned to believe in everything our thoughts tell us – our mind is a very useful tool for helping us to live the practical parts of our life each day. The thoughts that fill our mind throughout any given day about who we are, or who we will become or cannot become, are just not true.   Did you know the human brain produces approximately 70,000 thoughts on average per day?  (ref: www.wiki.answers.com) Imagine if we attached ourselves and believed in every thought we had, we’d be exhausted.

More about our thoughts!

Thoughts are just thoughts, they come and go and there is no need for us to get on the thought train and actually become the thought, but it does take a certain vigilance to be conscious of not becoming the thought.

Wake up each day and make a commitment not to jump on the ‘train of thought’.  Instead, make a choice to begin watching the stories your mind tells you and become the observer of your thoughts.  When you begin to let these stories be present without action, they will come and go just like the moment they arrived.

As you become the observer of your life you’ll begin to discover and honour what rings true for you. Start making a conscious effort to let go of the judgements and the expectations not only of yourself, but also of others.  It takes so much energy when we resist what is present in our lives.  Have you ever heard of the saying ‘ what we resist persists, and what we embrace we erase’ ? When we welcome everything into our heart and let it be, there is no struggle.  John Lennon said it beautifully, ‘when I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be’.  Everyone can have their own interpretation of what these words mean, but it’s the ‘let it be’ that brings about the peace.  Try this next time your faced with a challenging situation in your life, and see what happens. It may be uncomfortable to begin with because we are used to taking control towards an outcome, but it is very interesting to watch what happens when you just let go, and let be, before reacting.

Discovering freedom

We can also discover more freedom in our lives when we start taking responsibility for who we are and stop holding others accountable for our behaviour, including our words and our actions.  If anyone makes a comment or judgement about our lives and it triggers a reaction in us, it is our responsibility to go within and investigate what is wanting our attention. We all have the ability to choose how we will engage in any given situation and we have the ability to choose compassion over conflict.

Words of Wisdom

The Dalai Lama says “we all share an identical need for love, and that it is possible to feel that anybody we meet in whatever circumstances is a brother or sister.  It is foolish to dwell on external differences, because our basic natures are the same.  The key to a happy and more successful world is the growth of compassion”.

How do I begin to keep my life simple?

Our hearts are filled with enormous potential, there is no end to the love that is available to all.  Where there is love, there is freedom.  Make a conscious decision today to Keep Life Simple ~

Always in love,

Lorraine

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Lorraine Wilson
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