Or should I say shifting your point of creation so you can regain your ability to create exactly what you want in your reality. You are a limitless being of love and light and laughter.
The brain is an amazing bio-computer. In some cell combinations or synapse your brain has stored every event, every emotion, everything, absolutely everything you have ever experienced. It has limitless storage space and NEVER forgets anything.
Your mind has run a muck
There is a problem, your mind’s operating system has run a muck. Each piece of information has an emotion component attached to the event itself. Your mind has created what I call a filter system which is composed of beliefs, assumptions, agreements and attitudes. Life is emotional neutral until we tell ourselves a story and your filter system is full of stories!
I don’t want you to assume your mind/filter system is a bad thing, it was developed to keep you safe and make life easier. The problem is the filter system also limits you. ALL of your limitations arise right between your ears.
Your filter system is in control
So how the system works: There is an event, your mind rapidly sorts through your memories and tells you what emotion to have, what choices to make and how to act. You are not free to be fully present in the moment instead you experience the present moment through the smoke screen of your filter system.
Let me rephrase that: You are not free, you are controlled by your past memories, emotions and actions.
Fighting or battling your mind seldom works
Your mind is much like the computer Hal in the movie A Space Odyssey 2001 (Great movie if you haven’t seen it)Your mind patiently tries to stay in control, to keep you safe, limited and often miserable but safe.
I think of the process of releasing my filter system as shifting my point of creation from my mind to my spirit.
4 Steps to help you retrain your mind
Here are a few simple steps that will make retraining your mind, making that shift easier and more effective.
- Acknowledge your filter system and understand how it works. Notice when you have an emotional reaction to a person, event or anything for that matter. If your mom made you eat lima beans, even though they may taste good to you today, your filter system may say , “No way am I going to eat them.”
- Remember all of your emotions are generated by your filter system. Whenever you have a strong emotional reaction decide if that reaction is serving you. Does it bring you any closer to being in the moment and experiencing unconditional love? If not, change your thoughts and your emotions. Ask yourself questions like: How can I see this through the eyes of love? What would love do?
- Listen for the spaces between your thoughts. That is where you can most easily connect to the wisdom and love of your spirit.
- Decide that realigning yourself with your spirit really matters and that all the habitual thoughts of your mind are just mindless chatter.
There are lots of exercises you can do to help facilitate the process of releasing your filter system. Some of the exercises can actually make the process of releasing your filter system somewhat enjoyable and fun.
So tune in next week when I share some of the exercises and tools that will help you de-clutter your filter system. As always I love reading your comments and answering your questions. (Yes I am a comment junkie)
With love and aloha,
Susan
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You have a gift for reminding people of things that we may know within, but have forgotten. Thank you for another lovely, gentle reminder. Keep pointing us home.
My pleasure – there is after all nothing new just us remembering we are limitless and then enjoying the ride.
Smiling broadly,
Susan
Thank you, Susan. I look forward to learning the exercises which help to de-clutter.
My brain still gets much too untidy at times.
Yes indeed our brains get untidy, dusty and unruly but just like my dogs with a bit of practice and repetition they are trainable.
With love, Susan
Thank you Susan for a great article. I practice Kinesiology and it helps to get to find those filters and helps to clear and create new pathways. I am wondering if I may have your permission to share this article on my business Facebook page to help describe what kinesiology accesses. You have described it so well. I will of course share from your page so everyone knows who the wonderful author is.
Share away … and thanks for asking
With a big smile, Susan
Thank you for sharing, Susan. Another great reminder that my filter system will keep me stuck.
Thanks RaeAnn, So much easier to change it once you acknowledge it.
Susan – My 12 year old niece has a rare type of leukemia and is not doing well. I am obsessed with the horror of what she is going through and I cannot seem to embrace this situation. How are people able to live in the moment in these situations? How do I tell myself a different story?
That is a tough situation and the answer is always love. Love your niece, think of all the things about her that bring you joy, so her for the gift she is. Even love the disease and the treatment. A friend of mine had to do some heavy duty chemotherapy. She put reiki symbols on the bag, affirmations and pictures that brought her joy. You can put hearts, anything your niece loves. You can write a letter to the disease. Send the disease lots of love. And if you are angry rage at the universe until you let go of your judgment and anger and can stand in a place of love. Puke out anything unlike love and then bathe the whole situation in love.
If you email me a picture I’ll add her to my healing list.
Sending you lots of love, Susan
Sending her love and healing energy would not only help her but make you feel better. Just imagine her surrounded by a big bubble of pink, violet or whatever is her favorite color healing energy. WHen you go to a place of fear once again invision bit of you surrounded with healing energy. It will help. Repeat as often as necessary ignoring your mind’s resistance.
With love, Susan
great advise susan, our mind can keep us miserable when we get stuck in a rut of limited negative thinking
And love will set us free!
Thanks Zaneta
Thank you for your suggestions. I will share them with Haley’s mother who is struggling to sty positive. As I write this I am reading your book “Spiritual Healing”. I just finished reading about the different healing methods. Bless you and your mission field.
Isn’t it funny how we “struggle” to do the very thing that will set us free. Glad you are enjoying “Spiritual Healing”
With love, Susan