What am I?
Where am I?
What's going on here?
What can I do?
Most calls for the past several days have been about "Not I" talk, that internal talking that goes on all the time. We tell people who call that all Not I's are liars. However, most Not I's manage to convince the subject that the subject is having intuitive knowledge.
Intuitive knowledge is about the nature of mankind, life, relationships of the body, awareness and X.
Not I's tell the subject that so and so is going to happen in the future; that a certain person is planning to do something to the subject's disliking or disadvantage. Not I's claim to be knowers of the future and the thoughts of other persons. In other words, they claim to be fortune tellers.
If one allows self to be influenced by Not I's one's inner feeling is in serious turmoil. However, it is also fairly SIMPLE if not EASY to send the Not I's packing.
One starts by seeing that not I's are concerned with setting an Ideal of being totally non disturbed or non challenged. Then they suggest the justification of complaining, sticking up for rights, feeling put upon by others, quoting authorities to prove self/others wrong, demanding, self improving, and blaming.
To send all Not I's their way from you, start by looking for challenges. Here are some examples:
I want the challenge of being the one to set a pleasant mood wherever I am.
I want the challenge to make some contribution in every contact I have.
I want the challenge of experiencing some discomfort in order to build my tolerance and endurance.
I am thankful I have the challenge of determining my own inner state.
The practice of looking for and welcoming challenge proves to be a situation that the Not I's do not have the capability to exploit. We did say the method was simple, we did not say it was easy - but that is a challenge also! so - - - -
152. THE GREAT LIE: Circumstance determines our inner state.
153. If we determine that we're in charge, then the circumstances are insignificant.
154. Suggestions tells us that circumstances determine our inner state.
155. As long as we blame circumstances for our inner state, they are insurmountable.
156. Our number one job is to make a total commitment to be responsible for our inner state of being. It is the most valuable commitment we make. Without doing this, everything else is nothing.
The greatest thing person can do is take charge of what one's attention is going to be on.
We all have the ability to determine what we put our attention on.
As we act, so will we feel and we can act any way we want to. We are responsible for our behavior.
Making things important is not trusting in life or X.
Take an inventory of all the wonderful things today.
Decide how you're gonna feel when you wake up in the morning.
Make a purpose to have a wonderful inner state of being and keep it that way.
It's dangerous to run around letting other people have charge of your inner state. If you saw that you would never forget it.
Escapes can tear up the body
A victim can't do anything about his situation, he's just caught in it. Thinks that the only thing can happen is the rest of the world straighten up and change.
Contentment is the first acceptance of responsibility. It's something I can do. A sense of well being comes about. Blaming is the lower levels of consciousness.
Baby: 0% responsibility Adult: completely responsible for self