I've been a story teller all my life. Isn't that what we do--Tell ourselves stories? Us BE-ings of consciousness wrapped in our individual personalities, and our individual costumes create stories which we tell to ourselves and to each other. And the story is all about the interaction of consciousness. At least that's how it is in my perception. And for me, no matter what is happening in that story--whether it's really good times, or really bad times, I just remind myself that it's a story I'm telling myself, and that I get to control the outcome. I'll give you an example of how that plays out for me in the form of a story. A friend and I decided to drive down to San Francisco for a business coaching seminar which we desperately needed. We were trying to save expenses by driving down and sharing a room, and it was going to take us all day. Everything was going beautifully. I was driving and we were having a really good time talking and taking in the vista all around us. We had gotten as far as Northern California, when I suddenly had an intuitive flash that I was going to have a heart attack and drive us off the road. (It's OK to laugh here, and in fact I'm writing this in the spirit of light hearted merriment, because of what I discovered next). It was a strong feeling--and it came completely out of the blue. But as quickly as it entered my story, I said right back to it, "No. This isn't that version". And a sense of great joy and discovery flooded over me. And so I continued to drive and enjoy myself. About an hour or so later, as we were talking, my friend revealed to me that she almost didn't come with me, because for two nights in a row, she had dreamed that she was going to die on this trip. In fact she had written letters to her family members before she left, just in case--it was that strong of a premonition. I got really excited. Really, really excited as I told her how we had already passed by that experience. And I told her how this wasn't that version of our story! We were both like two little kids as we laughed and played with that concept. How delightful to know that if we were paying attention, we could re-write the story. And naturally, everything along that journey and the days we spent in SF and the trip home was all about what "version" we were choosing to experience. We would say things like, "Oh! This is THAT version...this is the version where we get to make it safely to San Francisco, have a fabulous time, and get home safely to our loved ones. Because we have SO much more to do!" So it is a wondrous gift to KNOW that you can change your story. And I want to encourage you to play with this because even if you have a real hard time with that concept, and you think I'm totally wacked out, this has been a theme running through my whole life. And I'm not saying it's been all roses and sunshine, because it hasn't. But when I begin to get out of reaction mode, or survival mode or feeling-sorry-for-myself mode and begin to PAY ATTENTION to the story, that's when it begins to change. That's when I start to have fun. So just play with it, and keep reminding yourself to play with it, because it does take practice. But what amazing magic you can create in your life when you play with the story.
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