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No Ho-Ho-Ho’s this year..
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember1" data-source="post: 754297" data-attributes="member: 23706"><p>Wise, we are doing much of the same. I am learning to recognize my ego, which I believe is our lower self and false beliefs, from my true natural self. </p><p></p><p>I don't believe we need to think so much. I focus too on the present moment, bodily sensations, my link to divinity. Thoughts and emotions are not necessarily the truth. They often lie and lead only to hopeless fear. Except if in immediate danger, there is no use in fearing. It is my ego telling me scary stories about what may happen in a future I can't see. It is my ego ruminating about a past that I can't change. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I have let most of my past go and am very aware that fortune telling is my ego lying to me to scare me. I am not perfect in that I can stop my fortune telling but I am much more aware of what is happening and I can more easily snap out of a bad mind story faster than before. I no longer live and die by or even listen to my ego.</p><p></p><p>This has helped me beyond anything else. I no longer write the ends to stories much and if I catch my ego doing that, I remind myself that the ego is not honest...I can move on better.</p><p></p><p>No group or therapist has helped me more than extensive reading about the ego and true self. I believe God lead me to this wonderful new way of viewing life. It is a blessing.</p><p></p><p>I have come to think that ignoring the stories in our heads may truly be the most painless and happiest way to live life. Eckhart Tolle first turned me onto silencing the mind. I bless him for this. I could not go on with my life without thinking of Kay before I read about the ego. My ego wrote novels about her AND about what I had done wrong. It also tormented me about childhood relationships and family stuff that did not serve me. The ego focuses on the what ifs and demands answers to everything and won't let go of trauma.</p><p></p><p>Sorry for the ramble. Maybe somebody else can get a big benefit out of learning about quieting the mind. Maybe not. But it did help me so I wanted to share.</p><p></p><p>Blessings to all and much love.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember1, post: 754297, member: 23706"] Wise, we are doing much of the same. I am learning to recognize my ego, which I believe is our lower self and false beliefs, from my true natural self. I don't believe we need to think so much. I focus too on the present moment, bodily sensations, my link to divinity. Thoughts and emotions are not necessarily the truth. They often lie and lead only to hopeless fear. Except if in immediate danger, there is no use in fearing. It is my ego telling me scary stories about what may happen in a future I can't see. It is my ego ruminating about a past that I can't change. I have let most of my past go and am very aware that fortune telling is my ego lying to me to scare me. I am not perfect in that I can stop my fortune telling but I am much more aware of what is happening and I can more easily snap out of a bad mind story faster than before. I no longer live and die by or even listen to my ego. This has helped me beyond anything else. I no longer write the ends to stories much and if I catch my ego doing that, I remind myself that the ego is not honest...I can move on better. No group or therapist has helped me more than extensive reading about the ego and true self. I believe God lead me to this wonderful new way of viewing life. It is a blessing. I have come to think that ignoring the stories in our heads may truly be the most painless and happiest way to live life. Eckhart Tolle first turned me onto silencing the mind. I bless him for this. I could not go on with my life without thinking of Kay before I read about the ego. My ego wrote novels about her AND about what I had done wrong. It also tormented me about childhood relationships and family stuff that did not serve me. The ego focuses on the what ifs and demands answers to everything and won't let go of trauma. Sorry for the ramble. Maybe somebody else can get a big benefit out of learning about quieting the mind. Maybe not. But it did help me so I wanted to share. Blessings to all and much love. [/QUOTE]
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