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You
Talk to Yourself ...
... and not just
you. Everyone does! This is nothing new. For decades now, psychologists,
analysts, self-help gurus and many others have used self-talk as
a means to help people gain control of their lives.
What
you say to yourself does, in fact, affect you.
But what if you tune
in to that so-called “self-talk” in a new way? What if the aspect of self-talk
everyone is using so effectively actually is noise, blocking the
way to an even deeper connection with your real inner wisdom?
Now,
there's a thought.
Consider your thoughts
to be like radio signals. By adjusting the frequency, you can tune some
signals in and others out. People do this every day, don't they? Some
things you “tune into,” others you “tune out.”
Try
this exercise:
Sit in
a calm, quiet place -- perhaps where you meditate, or a place
where you will not be disturbed for a while.
Calm your mind
by bringing your attention to your breath as you inhale and exhale
deeply and rhythmically. Once you feel comfortable and more relaxed,
open your mind to those images, thoughts and sounds around you
... whatever enters your mind. Let them come to you. Don't push
them away.
Now, think of
these sounds, images, thoughts or whatever as “sense data,” like
signals from some faraway radio station. See if you can sense
areas of quiet between these station signals. Once you get a sense
of these “unused wavelengths” tune your attention to the spaces
between – these gaps between the noisy stations.
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