Consciousness: Being aware of mental and emotional activities
@17gracemalealea (252)
Maseru, Lesotho
April 20, 2020 11:11am CST
Unaware that I was allowing my mind to run my life, I had a tendency to get lost in attempting to answer WHY my life was not okay. I researched the subject and got shocked that my mind had taken over...I constantly lived in the past and it has tarnished the image of self and created anxieties and fears. Most of our past experiences are not pleasant and we must decide to be present to create a new life. Remember! The function on the mind is to solve problems. If there are none, the mind will create them to do what it does best...to solve problems.
Are you present? Do you dwell in previous experiences to describe the present?
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
20 Apr 20
I am working on staying present. Many issues have caused me to stay in the past. I chose to stay there with my pain. But over the years, I am learning I cannot live in the past, life goes on. And I carry those I have lost with me, wherever I go. Thank you for your inspiration.
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@17gracemalealea (252)
• Maseru, Lesotho
20 Apr 20
You are right indeed! It is an effort to learn to focus on the now and visit the past only for the useful and relevant experience. It is also a determination not to encourage negative energy which we know contributes to stress. Thank you for you insight.
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@17gracemalealea (252)
• Maseru, Lesotho
20 Apr 20
@CarolDM
It is encouraging to experience spiritual growth. Thank you for sharing.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
20 Apr 20
@17gracemalealea And thank you as well. I work at keeping all types of negativity at bay. It is not welcome in my life any more.
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@Janet357 (75646)
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20 Apr 20
Well I live the present and always think.of positive things for ky future. Of course, I couple.it.with.action.
Put aside the past. Just like reading a book, you dont keep on going to.the first page to know the story, do you? You keep.on moving forward. you know already the story of the past, try to write a good.story for the present and future
well just my thought.
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@17gracemalealea (252)
• Maseru, Lesotho
20 Apr 20
That is true. We might not realise this tendency because most of us think it is normal, the truth is it shows that we are not fully conscious. Thanks for your contribution.
@17gracemalealea (252)
• Maseru, Lesotho
20 Apr 20
@Janet357
Yes indeed! Because we are spiritual beings, our strengths and wisdom is from within. We discern the truth when we come across it.
