Don’t take your thoughts personally

“Without these “me” thoughts taking up your mental space, you’re quiet, aware and available to what the moment is offering.”—Gail Brenner

Happy Tuesday to all you bright beacons of love!

It’s very possible that I’m only writing this post so I can brag—about how I finally became a cover girl in my 60’s.  (See the attached picture of the cover of the March/April issue of Unity magazine.) Yay me!

But I also thought I’d mention that, despite years of listening to them, your thoughts are not facts.

They have tremendous power, yes, but most of what your thoughts tell you is not true.

Far as I can ascertain, thoughts are mostly good for building walls of resistance, judgement and fear.

When we identify with our thoughts, when we give them more credit than they deserve, we have a tendency to suffer. We live in a trance of the mind, a trance that actually shows us everything we add to our “I am_____.”

For example, if I say, “I am worried,” I create worry. The universe seconds every thought I add to my “I am.”  What’s worse is the scared little ego then proceeds to offer up all sorts of visual and mental evidence showing things to worry about. It can become a vicious circle.

The only true statement about myself is, “I am.”  The rest is just speculation.

In emergencies, I might use the word d^u, a French word with a ^ over the ‘du.” Instead of saying “I am anxious” or “I am tired” or “I am….whatever I don’t want to be,” I’ll say I am du^ing anxiety or du^ing exhaustion.

Then it’s a temporary state and reduces the energetic charge.

But I refuse to claim it as my identity, as my “I am.”

After all, I want to get back to celebrating the aliveness of my true nature, back to noticing that it’s quite possible to have a productive, meaningful life without taking my thoughts seriously.

Have a beautiful week!

#222 Forever!

Pam Grout is the author of 20 books including E-Squared, E-Cubed, Thank & Grow Rich and her latest book, The Course in Miracles Experiment: A Starter Kit for Rewiring Your Mind (And Therefore Your World)