The Voice in Your Head

The constant chatter in our minds.

I always thought these voices are me. That every single sentence is important. That every thought, however it makes me feel, expresses who I am deep inside.

Except it's not.

Meditation showed me, for the first time in my life, that I can listen to these voices. That there is a difference between "me, the listener", and "me, the voices".

And over the years, these voices lost their power. I can recognize these thoughts as thoughts and let them go.

This journey is not complete. It probably will never be.

But I'm glad every time I recognize a thought that makes me sad, frustrated or angry and I can let it go.

“There is nothing more important to true growth than realizing that you are not the voice of the mind — you are the one who hears it.” - Michael Singer

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