I have had this experience:
When I wake up in the morning, in that initial microsecond before consciousness comes in, I am a blank slate. Then my mind comes in with all its content, memories, opinions. I have noticed this a lot over my life.
The last couple of mornings I have caught this moment and saw what was flooding into my consciousness - the content of my mind. Most of it was anxious, negative, resistant.
I asked myself, "Is all this true? Or is it all just garbage that I can toss out so that I can create a new reality for myself, one in which I can flourish and grow?"
I immediately began to focus on one thing that I was truly happy about. One thing that I was truly grateful for. One thing that I knew was real and good and let my mind focus on that. Once it started, it began to find other things that were positive. I took it on a treasure hunt of gratefulness. Such a great morning.
My mind is just a machine that needs direction. I am the driver.
That morning I was not asleep at the wheel.
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