I was reading through an interesting but rather theoretical article at ‘The blog that ate Mind Chatter‘ when a particularly interesting paragraphs appeared:

In the sensorimotor stage, the infant uses senses and motor abilities to understand the world, beginning at first with reflexes and eventually using complex combinations of sensorimotor skills. At the beginning of this stage, the infant cannot yet distinguish itself from its environment.

Once we develop the ability to step back and observe that which we’ve been immersed in (in other words, once we begin to be aware of it), we shift from being it to having it. Being aware of it, we have more control, more choice. This is the true meaning of expanded spiritual awareness.

You can be your body or, in becoming aware of it, you can have a body. You can be your emotions or, in become aware of them, you can have them. You can be your thoughts and other mental processes or, in becoming aware of them, you can have them. You can be your idea of who you are or, in becoming aware of it, you can have an idea of who you are. In each case, having it gives you some amount of intentional control, whether of your body, your emotions, your mind, or your sense of who you are.

This is a very good illustration of the fact that in order to get control over anything we mus first observe it. We cannot ever control anything that we are unable to observe.

Again, this proves the point that we need to observe as much as we can about ourselves in order to have a choice, and not to become a victim of circumstance or other of people. or worse, become a victim of ourselves, our thoughts and emotions.

Be well. Be rich. Be great.

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