tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039407930743334275.post6638871660660092225..comments2023-06-02T06:24:27.404-06:00Comments on Plain Talk and Ordinary Wisdom: Thinking Just HappensPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14342681914492890553noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039407930743334275.post-37679626735382385652008-03-05T23:12:00.000-07:002008-03-05T23:12:00.000-07:00Kelly - thank you for your response. I love hearin...Kelly - thank you for your response. I love hearing your take on this as it was difficult to write as I was and still processing it. Yes, I agree, looking at our thoughts can be a head trip. Like you, I've traveled on this spiritual path almost my whole life but I find this latest teaching from Eckhart Tolle to be powerful. I believe it's truly a book of the times for which the world is ready to hear. I hope you get a chance to get a copy soon.<BR/><BR/>Being the observer of my thoughts and emotions doesn't come easy and it comes from years of conditioning. <BR/><BR/>With the help of many teachers, you're right, you learn that getting quiet and meditating keeps us grounded and increases our awareness of the present moment.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14342681914492890553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039407930743334275.post-29649830462313110552008-03-05T19:36:00.000-07:002008-03-05T19:36:00.000-07:00Just looking at your thoughts can be a head trip, ...Just looking at your thoughts can be a head trip, can't it Pat?<BR/><BR/>My first life changing book was Louise Hay's "You Can Heal Your Life", which I read when I was 20. Since then I have endeavored to observe my thoughts and decide if they are ME or not, but it's a long and winding journey. <BR/><BR/>I have struggled with anxiety on and off since I was a teenager, so the more strung out I am, it can be difficult to even grab hold of all the racing thoughts, let alone observe them. <BR/><BR/>For me, the difference has come with meditation and regular grounding exercises to stay present. I've also become a big fan of Abraham Hicks and their suggestion that our emotions are the key more than our thoughts. I'm really looking forward to this new Eckhart Tolle book. I haven't seen it here in Australia; I'll have to ask at the book shop.<BR/><BR/>:) KellyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com