Befriending your mind

I’m excited about a relationship we can have with our mind.

We judge ourselves too hard (and judge ourselves for judging ourselves too hard).
We try to edit our thoughts and “fix” our mind.
We get lost in loops.

But a lot of fun things start happening when you and your mind take some time off from each other. You get some space. You create a bit of distance, you see and engage with your mind from a few arm’s lengths away.

Suddenly, your mind can become your weird but delightful friend. Your friend who’s a bit of a troublemaker! But that’s no problem; it’s actually very exciting and interesting, something to be noticed and appreciated. You can now approach your mind as a curious scientist, observing the things that come up and considering why. You can approach your mind as a playful goblin, finding wonder in all the tricks it plays on you and itself. You now see your mind as a clever toddler who does a lot of strange and maybe hurtful things, but who you’ll love with all your heart. Your mind just needs a good friend, someone to enjoy all the wonder and mystery in it, someone who delights in the very fact that it exists, and that can be you!