Kind Words - Growing Goodness For All
How many times have you said something out loud and then later wished that you could take back what you had justย said?ย ย There have been times in the past that I have come to the realization that "I really didn't mean what I said." Have you ever had that happen to you?
One of my practices today is to watch the thoughts that cross my mind. ย It has been a surprising discovery for me to come to understand that many of the thoughts that have crossed my mind are not mine. ย They are thoughts that I have inherited from the situation that I was spending time in or from the environment that I was raised in.
This realization that I am not my thoughts and that I actually get to choose what thoughts I allow in my life has given me such relief and a new sense of freedom. ย "Ah, I'm not my thoughts, and I get to choose if I want to act from what I am thinking or not." ย A whole new world of possibilities has opened up for me. ย ย
Have you ever had the experience of noticing that you are not your ...