What Are You Thinking? Your inner voice

This is not a rhetorical question.  Truly, I invite you to take some time to pay attention to that chatty voice most of us have inside our heads.  What I consider the “Little Ego” that is continually describing our world to us.

Do you have a kind voice that is encouraging you and complimenting?  “Wow, look at that person, they have a kind face. … Oh, That is a beautiful outfit that person is wearing. … Hmmm, that person who just cut me off; must be in a hurry to get to work or maybe their child is home sick and they are rushing to take care of the child.  … Wow, I look fantastic today.  That was a clever comment I gave to my boss/spouse/child/parent.”

Or, is your inner voice a bit more critical?  Does it sound something like this:  “Wow, are you having a bad hair day.  What were you thinking when you bought that outfit?!!  You look like a hippo!!!  …. Did you see that ##@#!!&*** — who does he/she think they are to cut me off like that? …..  Look at that person, they waddle while walking,  tee hee hee”

For most of us, there is some combination of the two.

The Buddhist view of karma states that everything you say, think, and do is a cause for your life.  If you think of all the causes you make throughout your day in  thoughts, words, and deeds as bricks laid down in the path to your future… where is your path leading?

Many times we are surprised when something happens.  We end up wondering why we are being punished?  To me, this is like a student who signs up for a degree in History, spends 4 years at college taking History classes, and then is surprised at graduation to find their degree is in History.  I know this sounds ridiculous.  And, yet, we often do the same thing in relationships with bosses, spouses, friends, ourselves.

Are you treating yourself and the people around you with kindness and respect?  Do you honor their differences and appreciate the path they are walking toward their future?  What causes are you making with your internal voice?  Are you living with gratitude in everything you say, think, and do?

In the ’70’s, Carlo Castaneda asked us to “lose your mind.”  I think, in part, he was inviting us to stop telling ourselves all day long how the world works and instead allow each moment to pass with an openness and gratitude for what IS.

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