The truth is that most people look at life through dark glasses and, as a result, everything appears gloomier than it should. This is the norm because the normal mind is hard-wired to look at reality through our programming and it is more likely than not that the mind will dwell on negative rather than positive programming. This mental blockage is what is keeping your life on hold.
You’ve got to alter the way you look at the world – this is the very essence of personal development. However, I’m not suggesting that you look at the world through rose-tinted spectacles – this will disable you from seeing possible pitfalls or warning signs. Such an attitude prevents people from knowing when to quit something that isn’t working for them – for example, a dead relationship or a floundering business. In other words, what is widely termed positive thinking or a positive mental attitude is truly dangerous and often leads to the excuse of all: “I won’t do anything because I know that things will improve!”
You need to do something completely different. I am suggesting that you see the world for what it is – the reality of the present moment. It is only in the present moment that you can see the upside of opportunities that you might otherwise altogether miss with your dark glasses on. Again, you will be fully tuned in to the potential downside of what you’re doing or thinking about doing – something that you will not otherwise see if you’re looking through those rose-tinted spectacles.
However, the reality and potential of the here and now can only be experienced, appreciated and capitalized upon if you by-pass your hard-wiring – something that does not come naturally if you’re a normal adult. But it came naturally to all of us as children. Indeed it was that clarity of mind that enabled us to be programmed in the first place. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to relearn how to experience the here and now without throwing your own personal spin or preconceived notions into the mix. You must stop making a nonsense of the present moment by relying on your conditioning.
This can be achieved by coming to your senses – I mean that quite literally. You’ve got five senses – you need to start noticing what they’re actually telling you. Psychology confirms that, as adults, we pay precious little attention to what our senses are actually telling us. Instead, our programming has lulled us into the false sense of security that we know best. We don’t – we couldn’t, we don’t have a perspective on the bigger picture of what life might be like if we let it.
To come to your senses, you need to spend a little time every day, preferably early in the morning, training your mind to notice what you actually see, feel, hear, smell and taste, without interpreting, without analysing, without jumping to your normal conclusions. Start working one sense at a time and see where it takes you.
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