dailydatewithgod

Let’s be honest.  Sometimes our mind is not our friend.  It is brilliant and if it was not functioning we would be in deep doo-doo. It gets us into trouble because of our propensity to believe that every thought we think is of high value and should be believed as truth.  Some thoughts are simply charlatans in sheep’s clothing.  The degree to which we can convince ourselves and rationalize our way into a paper bag to protect us from the rain verges on ridiculous. Of course, a paper bag will not protect us in the rain, but we think it as first thought and when we buy in the charlatan has one. It is only when we see it in other people we can recognize the charlatan at work. The distinction needed to separate our propensity to fall for the charlatan thoughts is the pause provided by our hearts.  When we take a breath and engage our hearts, we have the power to see the thought as just a thought.  We can observe it and in some cases, tell the charlatan masquerading as our intelligence, “thanks for sharing.”  The beauty of this practice is that we do not have to wait long before the charlatan spits out another thought.  By reconnecting our minds to our hearts, the energy of our core can inform the charlatan and realign it to a response that is aligned to the truth of who we are.