Have you ever noticed someone looking at you like you just sworn at them and immediately jumped to the conclusions mat of what you presumed they were thinking about and ran with it?
I have. I used to do it all the time. "That person looked at me funny, why are they hating on me so much? it's because I said that thing, about that thing and now they're talking to such and such and they're all like Annie sucks and oh god..". When the reality is that person with the smacked-arse look on their face is probably thinking, "Did I lock my car? shit, I don't think I did, why is she looking at me funny? omg she hates me".
So often throughout our day we are constantly writing and sculpting these flamboyant and over-the-top stories in our heads about people and situations, creating dramas to help sooth our egos and calm our pride.
And most often the case, there is a much simpler version of the actual series of events instead of our perplexed reality.
So how do we free ourselves from these fables? By being observant. Just like when we are observant of our thoughts in meditation. If you can observe every time you have a situation thrown at you where you start to automatically react from and start the monologue of melodramas in your head, then that's the ticket right there my friend.
Being observant instantly decalibrates your ego from your soul presence. It questions; is there really any juice here? or am I playing make believe again with reality. If it hasn't happened, it's not real. Therefore, all the role-playing in the world will not help you ease your troubled mind.
Because here's the kicker, your soul doesn't have time for mundane dramas, it's your ego that is putting up the fight, every.single.time you get insulted, hurt or feel victimised. EGO. And we could all do with a little less ego.
Being observant has honestly saved me from some huge reactive dramas of late, and I can't express what a monumental lesson this has been for me personally. Once you can perceive and distinguish when your thoughts run wild, to be able to stop, breath and reign them in to then evaporate them. Aaah what a release! This truly is a fundamental lesson of spiritual growth and conscious living.
So every time you've finished the story and put away the book of a situation that hasn't in reality ended, press pause, observe your rationale and let go of the need to judge, sculpt and comment and instead, let your ego dissolve before your eyes and rest in knowledge that you are a conscious streaming source of energy not the fictitious stories your ego creates.