The Light Before Thought

Have you ever noticed that you know you exist before you even have a single thought? Before you think about your to-do list, your job, or what you are going to eat for dinner, there is a simple sense of “I am.” This is the light before thought. It is a quiet, steady presence that is always inside of you. It does not change based on your mood or what is happening in the world.

Most of us spend our days on automatic pilot. We focus on everything outside of us. We worry about what people think. We rush to the gas station or the grocery store. We assume that the world “out there” is the most important thing. When we focus all our energy on the outside world, we turn the brightness down on our inner being. This is why we often feel stressed, tired, or lost.

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