Tag: thought

Be the silent witness

Posted on by philipdodson



The only thing that restricts us is us, we know it deep down, yet it still happens all the time.

The thing is, it is our mind that sabotages us, so we think of ways to stop it.

Therein lies the challenge, thinking is in the mind, so we are trying to use our minds to overcome our minds.

The only way to stop restricting ourselves is, to stop thinking.

Easier said than done, well perhaps not. If we become conscious in the moment and simply witness our thoughts without energising them, they dissolve and we are free from the mind.

Again, like everything in life, it is a choice, we can choose to stay stuck, stuck in our thoughts and minds, being restricted by ourselves or we can choose to break free.

Be the silent witness.

Thought is overrated

Posted on by philipdodson

When we just stay focused and do, then there is no time to think.

Of course, there are many ways to do something, many options to consider and so on, and that is exactly it, the mind is like a giant magnet that will drag you along from a simple thought to complete sabotage and meltdown, often within a minute or two.

If we use our mind as a creative tool, dipping in and out of it to consider the creative elements and to solve challenges around a task and then return to the moment, then the mind is a powerful tool to help us complete whatever we are doing.

However, habitually the mind is controlling us with its powerful thoughts, judgements and opinions it has created about us, especially when it comes to doing something. It sees doing as a risk.

The moment we start to consider the pros/cons of action that is when it triggers the sabotage of starting anything.

The mind is a tool for us to use, not us and not something to dominate all that we do.

Thought is overrated, it kills action and stops us from being who we truly are. Conversely, focus and consciousness are where we are able to be at our best and to be who we really are and not inhibited by our egos.