From Letters from Rhondell

 Not I’s

Most calls from 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 are very cunning and seem to 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 (Spirit).

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 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 fairly SIMPLE if not EASY, to send Not I’s packing. 

One starts by seeing that Not I’s are concerned with being totally non disturbed and non challenged. Then they suggest the justification of complaining, sticking up for rights, feeling put upon by others, quoting authorities to prove self and others wrong, demanding, self-improving, and blaming.

To send all Not I’s on 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’m 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 said the method was simple, we did not say it was easy—but that is a challenge also! So…!