It’s Time to Start Believing In You!

“Who do you say that you are?” Who do you think you are? Do you believe that you are the sum total of all the good and bad things people have ever said about you? Or are you “the observer” of your life; “the observer” and not “the observed”? I wonder if you understand the difference between those two concepts “the observer” and “the observed;” please let me have the opportunity to explain.

During most of our lives what we tend to do, is to get out there into the world and live our lives. We do the things that we do, without really thinking about what we are doing, we’re on auto-pilot. It’s the one who lives their lives in that way, that I describe as “the observed.” Why do I do that, because the only ones considering the outcome of their actions, whilst they live in that way, are other people and then it’s only when those “other people” are showing an interest.

However, “the observer” is the one I describe as that little quietness within us, that is able to observe everything we say and do and able to make a considered opinion about the events of our lives and what are the best next set of actions for us to take. So I ask you, “Do you listen to “the observer” rather than the voices of those around you, who are making their own comments?” After all it’s your life, shouldn’t you be the one who has the main say in it?

Are we just “the observed” person inside the stage coach of our lives, being pulled along by the five horses of our senses? Are we being pulled along by the things we see, by what we hear, what we smell, what we taste and what we touch or; are we someone that “observes” all of that and in the quietness of our thoughts, decides which actions will help us or hinder our lives as we live from day to day?

Some people say, “I have an alcohol problem!” and I think “No, what you have is a horse problem!” You’re allowing your senses to dictate to you, where it is you’re going to go in your life. Maybe you think of your body sat inside the stage coach as being you, but really you are that silent inner witness that sits within your body;” the observer,” that is the real you!

So the question that I’m asking here is, “Will you allow that inner wisdom that you have, which each one of us has, to decide what you do with your life or are you going to continue to allow your body and your senses to take you in the direction that they seem to want you to go in and remain on auto pilot?”

Let me add one more thing that I have become aware of. It’s not only our senses that make us do what we do. Sometimes it’s the tribal mentality that causes us to act in a certain way; we do what we do because that is what our friends and family, our peer group or society expects of us. Are you going to be led by the tribe, or are you going to be someone who challenges the normal things that happen every day in your life and say “No let’s think about this differently?”

Andrew Smith (aka The Musicians Life Coach)
+44 (0)114 251 4951
andrew@gistli.co.uk
www.andrewsmithlifecoach.com