Children have more direct access to these capacities because they have not learned how to live in the world of thought yet. We adults have learned all too well. We’ve learned to think our way into or out of anything and everything. Some of that has served us and some has not. When we use our ability to think in matters of the heart, we are going in the wrong direction, where dissatisfaction and problems inevitably oc- cur. Our personal thoughts come from ego and intellect, where we compare, contrast, analyze, and judge. None of these skill sets is useful for relationships. They are useful in calculating our taxes,


deciding what to wear, and figuring out the quickest way to the airport. The very same skills will create resentment, anger, and hurt when it comes to relating to one another. Going to our essence; a place that is closer to pure consciousness, before the formation of thought, feels wonderful. In that space it is easy to feel love and from that feeling pours loving-kindness, understanding, compassion, good will and discernment; the characteris- tics everyone wants and everyone deserves, rather than judgment, which everyone shrinks from and would prefer to avoid. When people take the time to under- stand the principles powering the human experience, exceptional things begin to happen. Life experiences become less mysterious, yet more magnificent. Through an investigation of how mind, thought and consciousness play out, we realize that we can bring out the best or the worst in one another and ourselves. We have the choice. I just heard from a couple who self- reported that they went from overreacting about 50 percent of the time to just 10 per- cent of the time. As they look further within, that 10 percent will decrease. They did not use a technique to modify their behavior. It was simply the natural outcome of under- standing how mind, thought and conscious- ness work in tandem to make thoughts appear to be absolute truth. Thoughts are not truth, they are personal illusions. When we don’t take our experiences so seriously as though we have no choice, we tend to lighten up and wait for a nicer, kinder, feel- ing to come forth. Then we know we can trust what we’re thinking (even though that’s also an illusion, it’s one that won’t cause un- necessary pain!)


Lori Carpenos, M.Ed., LMFT. Edited by Jyll Kashmann. Further information can now be heard from people around the globe who have found out for themselves: www.three- principlesmovies.com. For more information on local dissemination of the principles, go to www.3principlestherapy.com. See ad on page 25.


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