Love, to Me
Love to me is wonder.
When I’m not caught up in my head, worrying or thinking, I wonder about things. Rather I wonder at things. I used to look at something and say “that’s a _____.” Now, instead of telling the world what it is, I relax and give things a chance to show me their truth. I feel it, relaxing, and taking it in with my senses, marveling at how everything can work together so that life can happen. I make an effort to stop believing my thoughts and beliefs on things. This may sound weird, I used to operate almost entirely on thought and belief, and I still do to some extent.
In Conversation
It’s kind of like when we’re having a conversation with someone, just waiting for our turn to speak and say things, rather than listening intently to the other persons view. DO you ever find yourself doing that? Recently, it’s coime to my attention front and center. I’ve started to notice that I had always been jumping to speak, even when it was my turn to listen I was busy in my mind speaking, what am I gonna say next, they feel that way but they’re wrong and here’s why! Get ready to respond once there is an opening.
In the World
The same thing happens when we are going through the world. We’re thinking “This asshole just cut me off, I know exactly what that is, a tree/bird/car, that person is overweight, must be lazy." It’s like a nonstop tape playing in the mind as we move through life, thoughts pop up and since they’re “our” thoughts, we take them to be true. We judge unconsciously.
Lately, I’ve been going through life keeping one thing in mind: “I don’t know shit.”
And it’s helping me see things in a new light, it’s helping me see things how they are, rather than how I think they are. People and other creatures, and even inanimate objects all have their own story to tell if we would just stop for a second and listen. At least that’s what I’ve found.
What about you? Have you ever noticed your thoughts ruling the way you see things, or noticed yourself trying to speak over everything else with your idea of how things are?
My challenge to you today is to try to observe this type of behavior. For me, this was happening on an unconscious level until I started to pay attention. Let me know what happens in the comments below!
As always, thanks for reading, I hope you get something out of this exercise. If you liked this content don’t forget to upvote, resteem, and follow me, @jakeybrown.
Even though I have been trying to observe my thoughts for a while, sometimes I still catch myself judging. Those thoughts just emerge in my mind, so I try to let go of them and be purely aware instead.
I know those thoughts, views and opinions just gather in us throughout our lifetimes, we inherit them from our parents, we learn them in schools... so I try to concentrate on the idea that we are not our thoughts, especially when I come into contact with another person and ponder whether they might be judging me. I believe it leads to forgiveness.
Very nice post by the way. I wish I had written it :D
It's so easy to do, usually it happens before we have a chance to stop ourselves. The fact that you are noticing is a big step, or at least it was for me. What you wrote here makes me think you're on the right track! I sometimes feel like my attention gets pulled left and right by things and what really helps is just relaxing into that awareness you're talking about.
Thanks for the great comment
Beautiful write up
Thank you :)