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My Journey Beyond Myself
Part Eighteen — You Are Not Your Thoughts
When 2024 pulled up to the gate and rang the doorbell, I answered by opening the book “The Untethered Soul” by Michael A. Singer.
Mr. Singer doesn’t waste any time and begins with the not-so-simple task of awakening consciousness. I’m still in chapter one…..yes, still.
In an effort to share my journey, learn about and have faith in myself, I’m sharing my journal entries here. I respect that your life experiences and soul journeys may look very different from mine and ask only that you respect my soul journey as well.
Come to know the one who watches the voice, and you will come to know one of the great mysteries of creation. — Michael A. Singer
Lesson Eighteen: You are not your thoughts. You are simply aware of your thoughts. Finally you say, “Fine, I’m not anything in the outside world and I’m not the emotions. These outer and inner objects come and go and I experience them. Plus, I’m not the thoughts. They can be quiet or noisy, happy or sad. Thoughts are just something else I’m aware of. But who am I?”
Mr. Singer’s prompt: Watch your outside environment, everything you see and hear and feel. What is out there? Now watch your experience inside (including your mind, your emotions, and the sensations of your body). What do you find…
