THE MIND BOGGLES!!

Change Your Life | December 18th 2025 No. 943

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Week's Reflection

 

Over the last few weeks, we've been delving into thought: the various different types and aspects of thought and how all thought, no matter how important or valuable we think some types of thought might, is filtered through our automated thought which, at the very least, diminishes the value of any and every other thought.

 

We've delved into self-thought and its construct - the Conceptual Self. We've explored how real the Conceptual Self can feel and how, the more we explore our real self, the noisier the Conceptual Self can become. Until, of course, he or she... drifts off over the horizon.

 

In the meantime and as your journey in self-discovery progresses, you will, like the rest of us, be tempted to try to convince yourself that you're better than you think you are or things will turn out better than normal.

 

There's no merit in trying to convince yourself of anything. Convincing, like trying to figure things out or think things through is what you and I both know it is deep down... it's just another way of thinking.

 

And, even if your positive thinking is having an impact (or if you think it's having an impact!), it's still being filtered through your automated way of thinking, which renders it pretty much useless or worse...

 

Worse? Yes, you could end up convincing yourself that things will work out without you doing the necessary to get the outcomes that you want or, more to the point, the ones that would be best for you.

 

The moral of this week's rather convoluted Reflection? Stop thinking, starting simply turning up to the here and now and see what happens, notice the signposts, move forward be taking the little, effortless, action that's necessary to lead you to the life that's best.

 

Something worth reflecting on as we cruise into the holiday season.