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A curling tendril of a grapevine<\/p>\n
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responding to the impulses of light<\/p>\n
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growing, seeking<\/p>\n
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so too do we react from emotions that arise<\/p>\n
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from the impulses of unconscious thoughts<\/p>\n
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Strong thoughts that make you angry and<\/p>\n
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trigger intense reactions<\/p>\n
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Just as those grapes will ripen more fully<\/p>\n
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with greater warmth from the sun<\/p>\n
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Reactions from unconscious patterns<\/p>\n
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set the tone<\/p>\n
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for what unfolds in the world around you<\/p>\n
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When we shine light on those thoughts<\/p>\n
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and make them clear and sunlit<\/p>\n
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that is the first step,<\/p>\n
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to help steer our own course,<\/p>\n
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to take the reins into our own hands<\/p>\n
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and write a scenario shaped by our choices,<\/p>\n
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loved, read, and approved<\/p>\n
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We often act on autopilot without being aware of our thoughts. By putting our thoughts in the spotlight and becoming aware of what we think, feel, and do, we take more control over our actions\u2014allowing us to respond in ways that truly align with what we want.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1374,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[44,45,46],"class_list":["post-1383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-creative-writing","tag-mindset-en","tag-self-consciousness-en","tag-thoughts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maudraman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maudraman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maudraman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maudraman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maudraman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1383"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/maudraman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1664,"href":"https:\/\/maudraman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1383\/revisions\/1664"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maudraman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maudraman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maudraman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maudraman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}