The closest I’ve come to discovering the secret of life is: feel more, think less.
Never mind that this is contrary to my natural instincts, which is to analyze everything.
Never mind that we are taught from an early age to “use our brains”.
Thinking separates us from the natural world and everyone in it.
Thinking creates a layer of abstraction between you and everything else.
Thinking is the delivery vehicle for every negative thought, belief and fear you have ever experienced.
Thinking is what causes you to wonder whether you are smart or handsome or talented or pretty or strong enough.
And this is the big one:
Thinking stops you from seeing what’s really happening.
You got that right. Thinking filters reality through your many layers of beliefs and fears. It’s how a perfectly normal kid in a hoodie becomes a “dangerous threat”. It’s why so many of us don’t see the gorilla runs across the screen in that selective attention test.
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I’m not going to write anything about feeling, because you can experience that for yourself.
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Feel More, Think Less
Thank you, also contrary to my (innate/learned) tendencies. Helped by you and what you share.
Your best one yet!! "Use your brain", "absent-minded-professor", etc. etc. were merely pointers to get us here...to be part of the flow and guess what? To be the flow.
Keep it flowing my Friend!