I unhook from the thought that “I’m not doing it right”
And I just as readily unhook from a very different thought that “I’m kind and people like me”
I’m clearly aware of how my mind tears me down, only to build me back up
And I’m willing to do the repeated action of distancing myself from the “bad” and “good” thoughts
Because both keep me from truly connecting with Life
When I’m absorbed in what my mind is telling me—whether it’s loving me up or ripping me apart—it’s as if I’ve raised my hands up to cover my eyes
I can’t truly see and connect with what’s before me because my hands are blocking me from my here and now experience
With my eyes covered, I can’t act in ways that I value
If I’m hooked with positive judgments of myself, I lose contact with what’s really happening and what I can do to continue to grow and develop as a person
In unhooking, I choose to stand in a wide open space
A clear place of Self
This unencumbered space frees me to live in a way where I am being kind
Because being kind is something that I value
This allows me to feel my shared humanness with everyone
Enacting kindness for the sake of kindness
Not concerned with what my mind thinks about my actions or if it’s grabbing onto thoughts in order create a high opinion of itself
Letting go of the results of my actions and what others think of me
Living in the space of Now—continuing to act with kindness to others, and ultimately to myself
~~Lauren Malloy