Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

2091: Thoughts And Thinking— Understanding The Difference Can Change Your Life by Richard Paterson

Sep 1, 2021
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INSIGHT

Thoughts vs. Thinking

  • Thoughts arise automatically, like an undercurrent, and are not chosen.
  • We are not responsible for their content, only how we react.
ANECDOTE

Jealousy Example

  • Imagine feeling jealous of a colleague's promotion, even if you outwardly congratulate them.
  • This example highlights how automatic and often unwanted thoughts arise.
INSIGHT

The Undercurrent and the Observer

  • Thoughts are impersonal, like a river flowing through our awareness (the "undercurrent").
  • We can observe them without judgment, like an "observer," instead of getting caught up.
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