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When We Make 1 Plus 1 Equal 3

Rik Arron

The stories we make up in our head often don't resemble reality.

We can convince ourselves of anything we want to. If we decide to believe a thought, usually based on zero proof or evidence, and we choose to give that thought energy, then the mind will gather as much information as it can to back that up.


It's not the mind's fault, that is what it is programmed to do. To all intents and purposes, it is a computer that cooly, and often cruelly and mechanically, will sift through the world slicing it up into pieces of information that will prove its point. The ego loves being right and the mind is its humble servant. Yes master, anything you want master.


But, what we are left with is a version of the world, a story, and not an experience of the real world. And, then these stories play around inside our heads like broken records. And we wonder why we are often so exhausted, so frustrated and so isolated.


The mind can always make 1 + 1 = 3, if we ask it to. The better question might be to ask why we would prefer to settle for a story about reality rather than the truth.


But, in order to let go of this story we need to be able to see that that's what we are doing. We need to admit that our stories are just stories, they are not reality, they are not absolute truth.


This is how all wars start. Two people, two nations have their own version of reality and they can't agree, to the point that any damage is justifiable in proving that 1 + 1 = 3.


Why not work on a different equation? One where 1 x 1 = 1. Now that would be a world I would want to live in.

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Essentially I'm a writer and the best advice offered to a writer is to write about what they know. There are lots of things I know little about but only a few things I know a lot about. For over 30 years I have dedicated my life to self-help, personal growth and a spiritual life but up until now I have been focussed on the journey itself and not about writing about it. Now though I want to share my experiences and my love and passion for storytelling. I believe in the power of storytelling to help us understand ourselves and to even help us to heal. Oh and I'm a children's poet too, writing fun rhyme with meaningful values to try and teach children some of the lessons I've learnt along the way. X 

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