Blog 56 Choose the Light (Gary)

I’ll get back to the point.  I notice that any time I go somewhere, I do people's inventories.  Part of me is always contrasting and comparing, evaluating and judging.  Hell, I do it just driving down the street comparing houses, cars, people, almost everything in my field of vision.  Recently, I have made a real effort to stop this dark practice of projecting shadow on everything, realizing it's the ego that is always on alert to protect, defend, or fight for itself.  I notice when I stop this mind chatter I automatically shift my focus to more productive aspects of life.  It's a positive shift.  In other words, I bring in light rather than dark energy.  When I do this I am automatically more productive.  So sometimes I walk in the shade and shadow, and sometimes I choose the light.  Today I choose more light.  I am separating from my mother’s shadow.  I end my allegiance to her cause.  I fight the negative imprinting we all have from our parents rather than surrender and be just like them.  I had to choose: Will I be awake, or be asleep and unconscious of choice?  That is part of the work of therapy.

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