Lessons from the mind

There are lessons to be learned every day of our lives. Whether we are aware or not, we are schooled rather shamelessly by the events that occurred each day; for better or worse. If we allow time to reflect upon today's happenings for example, we would be surprised at the incredible amount of learning that had taken place.

I learned how not to feel today. Not that I completely mastered it but I was able to control how to feel and therefore learned that feelings are at the mercy of your mind. The heart is such a central fixture of our existence. Almost everything it seems, starts and ends with the heart. The myriads of emotions and the emotional roller coasters moments are not strangers, but a constant companion. Poor thing, the heart.

But the mind is the perfect mediator for the heart. It helps to alleviate the burden, and sometimes disposed of it completely. It has to be given the nudge though, the mind that is. Then give it the freedom to do the right thing. Because the mind can decide whether to take the middle road and not do anything. Or it might decide the way you feel right now and then is the best and only option for you. Thus you may remain in the glut of depression, or buried in the sorrows of your pain.

It may also decide to teach you the beauty of acceptance. Recognizing what is and what is not, seeing things from the perspective of possibilities. Acceptance means acknowledging where you are, what have brought you to that moment, and making a conscious decision on the next step forward. You are not resigned to your fate. You are not giving up. You are making plans and making the decision to step out and embrace life. No matter how you feel at that moment. You appreciate life. You love life.

The mind has such power over our lives. Allow it to mediate the sometimes fragility of our heart. That is the lesson learned, for today...