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Want a piece of mine?

It’s ten p.m. here in the wilds of Oregon. All I can hear
are the crickets chirping and the sounds of the river as
it rushes over the rocks that jut out above the water line.

In the distance I can hear a dog barking. This morning
I heard ducks calling to each other as they flew by.

This afternoon a half-grown deer looked through my
living room window. It wandered off after it saw me
looking back.

And so another day slowly comes to a close.

Life is what you make it. We carve and chisel and mold
our lives and our lifestyles out of our thoughts and
feelings and beliefs and a few other raw materials.

Sometimes we’re happy.

Many times we’re not.

So often we find ourselves caught up in a little story
of our own making. A little story with a big impact.

A little story we create that defines who we are, what
we can have, and what we’ll allow ourselves to feel.

“I can never be happy.”

“I’ll never get what I want.”

“I’m so screwed up. What’s wrong with me?”

And on it goes. So often we get caught up in a
whirlwind of negative thoughts and feelings without
even realizing it.

Like a noisy refrigerator, we get so used to it we
no longer even hear it.

But if I’m not paying attention to those thoughts, how
can I take charge of my life? If I’m not aware of what
I’m feeling – what I’m REALLY feeling – how can I
change it to start feeling what I really want?

It’s easy to believe you don’t have any control over
the endless stream of thoughts and feelings that
go on in your heard.

And the more unpleasant those thoughts and
feelings are, the less control we seem to have.

Sometimes when I go to sleep at night the noise
from the river actually seems too loud, and I’ll
close the window to help me sleep.

I love the quiet. I value the silence.

Too bad we can’t shut out the noise inside our own
heads. Since we can’t, we usually try to either ignore
it, or more often – distract ourselves from it.

Turn on the TV.

Turn on the radio.

Turn on the computer. Let’s check the email. Again.

So many ways to distract ourselves from the constant
chatter going on in our heads. And that’s a shame.

Because there’s great value in our stream of
consciousness.

“Thar’s gold in them-thar hills!” as they used to say.

We constantly plant seeds with our thoughts and
feelings. We’re growing a garden. It’s called
“our life”.

We’re always planting seeds. Sometimes they sprout
and take root. Other times they wither and die from
neglect.

Sometimes they grow big and strong and impact our
lives. Other times, they’re overgrown by competing
thoughts and feelings.

Whatever you give attention to grows the strongest.
Or whatever you repeat the most.

“I just can’t get a good night’s sleep.”

“I just can’t get a good night’s sleep.”

“I just can’t …”

Sometimes it’s like a broken record up there.

You’ve heard it so many times. You get so sick
of it. Why not turn on the TV so you don’t have
to hear it?

There’s no power on earth that can stop you from
trying to distract yourself from the noise inside
your head. You’re living proof of that.

But what’s the price you pay?

At the very least it insures you WON’T have peace
of mind. Which might be okay unless the TV cable
goes out. Or the electricity goes out. Or… or
something worse happens in your life that forces
you to think about what matters.

If I try to separate myself from my own thoughts
and feelings, I WILL pay a price.

Will it be loneliness? Depression? What about
anxiety? They’re all possible outcomes. And
they’re not the only ones.

What you think and feel carries a huge impact.
It’s like a river of gold. Use it to get anything
you want in life. Or use it to build a tomb that
will suffocate you.

Gold can kill you.

Look at any area of your life – something that
works, or something that doesn’t work. Either
way, it all starts with the foundation you’ve
created for it.

And a big part of that foundation comes from
your thoughts and feelings. Even though you
don’t see your foundation, you’re still standing
on it. You create out of it.

You draw upon it as a source of raw material.

The foundation beneath your feet determines what
you end up manifesting as the world around you.

If I go around thinking and feeling I’m a schmuck,
then I’ve got the foundation of a schmuck.

Then what kind of reality am I going to manifest?

It’s obvious. And you’ve probably heard it many
times before. But we can all use a little reminder
from time to time.

Your foundation is your resource with which you
use to create your life.

What is in your foundation?

Awareness is the first step to changing it.

Consider this analogy -

The earth is the foundation for plants to grow.
With no outside influence, the plants most suited
for that environment are the ones that will grow
the best. Rich fertile soils produce quite different
plants than poor rocky soils.

Did you know? If you go to an open field or meadow
and simply spread a bunch of lime on the ground,
different plants will begin to grow there?

It’ll take a little time, but you can change the
complexion of a field in nature simply by spreading
lime. Lime sweetens the soil.

Change the soil and the plants change.

Working with your foundation is the key to
changing your life.

Want peace of mind? The very first step is to
spend some time pondering how important your
thoughts and feelings truly are. They make up
a large part of your foundation.

And your life grows OUT OF your foundation.
Before you begin working with your thoughts and
feelings, spend some time understanding how
much they matter.

Step one – ponder the mattering. Mull it over.
Play with it. Find the truth in it. Look for the value
in it. Get a sense of the mattering before you
turn to actual technique in working with it.

Thar’s gold in them-thar hills!

Let the gold matter.

all the best,

Mark

Mark Ivar Myhre
The Emotional Healing Wizard

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