Even though you and your mind share the same space, you....are not your mind. The two are very different, there is YOU, the person that wants to love and be loved and there is your MIND, which is like a computer that holds information, plays it back and protects you to survive.
The minds role
Remember even though you are born with a powerful mind is not more powerful than you. Your minds purpose is to assist you, not control, overprotect or stop you from being happy. You mind has been given to you, to follow you. Your mind is not supposed to be the boss of you or your heart. That setup was only meant to be a temporary arrangement while you were young, it was not supposed to be carried over into our adulthood, and when it does it means we are not aware of these differences between the part the we think with (our mind) and the part we feel with (our heart) and the power of our free will.
You and your mind have to become friends
Just as much as a pilot may know the autopilot exists, the autopilot does not know the pilot exists. You being the pilot and your mind being the autopilot have never really been introduced as friends.....that is, until now. It is true that at the beginning, there is a resistance to the free will action of change; this comes from your mind not knowing what's on the other side. It’s a good thing a mind has you to help it through all of those problems and unknown that seem scary.
Your mind needs you
Remember your mind is not your enemy, it is supposed to be your best friend however it does not even know you exist yet; it’s been created to help you not only in your childhood as the "big protector" but in your adult life as the "co-creator and helper”. The mind is very fast and smart, however it is not as wise as you, it often gets confused between a past hurt and a present moment.
Teaching your mind - free will
So the question is, in times of stress, conflict or anxiety are you going use your free will to teach your mind what you want it to believe so it can assist you, or will you stand back and witness your mind freeze, distract or make you numb? Will you let yourself be taken by your minds reflex of worry, panic and fear without your permission?
As protective and needed as this can be when we are young, when this happens as adults the outcome is disastrous. An undirected mind working with a protective survival reflex will steal away valuable time, health, opportunity, peace and eventually your life.
Now you cannot blame your mind for taking and giving your body the "I am in trouble" message, if you did not bother to speak up and take charge by letting it know that you’re okay in that moment. Your mind being link to your body can be very convincing as it increases your heart rate, your breathing, makes your hands start to sweat and your stomach ache. All these are signs that your mind is thinking “danger danger”, all of these sign also signal a time for you to act. You are not a witness to your mind, you are its leader and it needs you.
Leading and using your mind – the action of free will The only thing to do is an action, first you have to decide, you have to talk and tell your mind what's really happening.......are you really in danger or has your mind got it wrong? Is the past going to recreate itself or is the present going to be different? If you do not communicate with your mind and merely witness it, your wonderful well-meaning pal the mind, can only replay and overlay all of your past hurts and experiences onto each present moment. If not redirected by you it will shut you down; distract and avoid. This is all out of the survival reflex that attempts to protect you from any past hurts from happening again.
In order to take control, your mind needs you to introduce yourself; your mind needs you to lead and give it new and accurate information. Your mind looks to you for guidance, your mind looks to you for support, nurturing, patience and compassion. Your mind also needs you to learn how to trust without proof (minds tend not to trust very well), this by the way is called faith. Your mind needs you to create peace from the panic of the unknown, to find order in chaos, to create movement in fear and to know the difference between what is real and what is not.
Your mind is your friend
You and your mind have to become friends. You are going to be together for a long time, so the sooner the better. This introduction can be as simple as saying, “Mind, it’s okay, we are okay in this moment. Now go and find me some more positive thoughts to play with”. To reprogram the mind, you must know first understand awareness, (the differences and the roles of the mind and the heart), and accept the power of your free will. There are many ways we choose in this life. Inevitably, however, we are primed to use our free will at the beginning by being pushed into it by suffering. Later, with practice, we choose before we have to suffer.
This all starts with the first action of "free will"
So your first action of free will can be immediate, it can be used to accept that you are not your mind, the next is to be able to see your mind as an important part an amazing gift that once aimed and directed by you can be used to attract unlimited opportunities and experiences of love, peace and happiness..........when you talk your mind is programmed to listen, it must follow you, you are actually linked to its survival.
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