The Power of Our State of Mind

Sometimes I don’t realize how powerful my state of mind is. I walk into the house or a meeting with something “on my mind,” and whatever that is, constructs my experience. I have no inherent animosity towards the person in the room, but because of a recent, frustrating, call, for example, frustration infuses the next conversation and can even become its whole form.

If I’m someone with long-term, unskillful, habits of mind (and maybe we all are to a certain extent), those unskillful habits can form a kind of pattern of, say, walking into most rooms with frustration, aggression, disdain, or hate.

Mindfulness disrupts habit energy. When I pay attention to what I’m walking in with, I get to choose whether to bring it along or not. I’d like to think there’s very little mindfulness, and therefore very little choice, happening among most world leaders right now. I realize that’s a kind of benefit-of-the-doubt perspective that not everyone feels is appropriate, and I understand. But as usual, I just can’t help but believe that if true choice was happening, the world would look very different.

Thanks for reading. Stay safe out there.

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