Release the Hold of the Mind - by Leslie Smith

Through every event that takes place in your day, you have a choice. Each moment contains an event, a choice. You can either engage in those things that cause upheaval in your life, or you can identify what's about to take place, and stop yourself from engaging, resulting in a feeling of quiet calm. When things are about to happen, sometimes we miss the signs, and other times, we can catch ourselves. If you begin to set the intent to catch yourself, watch what happens with your life, as it rolls out into play.

What you are about to read is meant to challenge you to become an active participant in your life. A lot of the things listed below we do without even thinking about them. This is the hold that the mind has on us. If we can release ourselves from it's grasp, or at least begin to see the grasp it has on us, we can become more conscious of our Present moment.

Let go of taking things personally.

The common human error that we make is that everything said has something to do with us. Other people's lives, however, do not actually revolve around us. If someone makes a comment that unintentionally could hurt our feelings, we don't have to let that happen. Realize that many people just don't know what the effect of a comment or situation may have upon the other person. Don't take things personally. Release yourself of this need.

Let go of the need to be right about all things.

Do you find yourself having to prove to others how right you are? Why? What good does it do to make yourself right and someone else wrong? Does your way have to be the only way? Realize that other people may have something significant to offer, and let them speak. Release yourself of the need to do this.

Let go of being competitive.

What is the need for competition? Do you have to always be the ‘winner'? Realize that even if you lose in a game, it's perfectly acceptable. You don't have to get angry or sulk if you don't ‘win'. Release yourself of the need to always win.

Let go of needing to be ‘like' others.

Do you have to have what everyone else has? Why? Realize that you are perfect just the way you are, with just what you have right now. Release yourself of the need to be like others.

Let go of the need to be looked upon positively by others.

Do you always worry about what other people make think of you? Don't worry about it. You cannot please everyone, and you won't. Release yourself of the need to be looked upon positively by others.

Let go of the idea that you have someone to blame for what happens in your life.

Do you blame others for what is happening in your life right now, or how your life is turning out? Realize that you are the creator of your life. There is no one to blame. Everything happens in perfect timing and for reasons sometimes that you can't see right now. Release yourself of the need to blame others.

Let go of the past and the future.

Are you constantly living in the past, or worrying about the future? If so, this can cause a state of unease, panic, and anxiety. Focus on what is going on right now. When you release yourself from the ties that bind you to the past and the future, you release yourself from the entanglement of stress.

Let go of complaints.

Why complain about things? Ask yourself what good it does for you right now to complain. It doesn't do anything really. It normally builds upon itself until you have gotten yourself so angry that you don't know how to get out of the irritation. Release yourself from the need to complain.

Let go of the need to gossip.

Ever find yourself in a situation where you join in on the he said/she said game? This eventually causes tension not just to yourself, but to those whom you have just included in the gossip game. Release yourself from the need to gossip.

Let go of the need to be in drama-mode.

Sometimes people are addicted to drama. If there isn't drama, something feels amiss. You may have grown so used to being inside of a drama, that you feel lost without it. Being without drama brings a space of nothingness. Incredibly, if you stay inside and just be in the nothing-ness, there is peace. Release yourself of the need to be in drama-mode.

Blessings,
Leslie

Copyright 2008 Leslie D Smith All Rights Reserved

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