Monday, September 9, 2019

Relationship with the Mind

The mind is a continuous chattering box, creating umpteen thoughts regarding decision-making, reaction and response,
thus leading to a frustrated or an unbalanced psyche filled with stress, fear, anxiety....a psychological mess.
So how does one get out of the turbulence and be at peace, enjoying every moment called life....
A very simple method is to stop letting your mind make decisions for you.  Instead relieve the mind of all control issues. In other words, relieve your mind of making you wish that everyone and everything around you will be the way you want them to be. Just accept every situation, place or person as though it was meant to be.
Have a healthy relationship with your mind. Whenever it speaks up by telling you what you should or should not do in order to suit your inner needs or preconceived ideas, ignore it. Stop the mind from fixing your inner mess because you are the guilty one who conjured up the mind to find outer solutions to your internal problem.
Let's do an experiment...Someone does not acknowledge your presence... You are walking on the street , you smile or say hello to a friend. But this friend chooses to walk by without batting an eyelid. What happens now!!! A battery of charged up emotions and thoughts are being processed with fervour and fury in your mind. Is the friend angry at me?? Did he/she ignore me purposefully?? A feeling of rejection leaving you morose, dejected and unwanted..
Here's when you need to ignore your thoughts and emotions inspite of the mind cooking up a number of questions and answers. Just be a watcher. Watch your mind play up all that it wishes to. Do not fight it. Disengage from the thoughts and the turmoil will subside slowly. Take a deep breath, exhale slowly, relax your body, release and let go. Just be aware that you are letting it all go...For the mind is beautiful and  powerful , use it for creating positive thoughts for yourself and others .
Do this on a regular basis and free yourself of all the inner chaos. e.g. before you pick up a phone or before you talk to your boss etc remind yourself that you will refrain from getting entangled in your own drama. In this way you will create a persistent awareness of being in awareness.
Whatever you do, do it with passion and joy whether at home or at work. Live each day as though you were on vacation. Relationships with family, friends or colleagues can be full of happy moments. You need to enjoy every moment, give it your 100 percent.
And when you sleep at night, just drop your days experiences and let it go. In this way you live your life without getting upset or worried. You should be living your life instead of fearing it.
Live in awareness because you are the ruler of your life not your preconceived emotions or thoughts...Go ahead...just be yourself!!!!