Here’s a question The Grasshopper asked the other day: “How many speeches do you rehearse that you’ll never have the opportunity to deliver?”

The odds are the same as the “wear clean underwear” in case you are in an accident practice.

How often do we spout off in our head that which we will never deliver? It’s not like we’re trying out a new idea in there; it’s more like a speech we’ve given a thousand times or more.

I don’t know which is the bigger folly, rehearsing something that no one will hear OR taking all that energy and railing against reality instead of accepting it?

We’re probably not going to get out of our head anytime soon, but we can take the time to notice what’s going on in there.

Our constant companions are our thoughts. No one can control the flavor of thoughts that will pop into their mind, but we certainly have a say in how long they will hang around.

We keep a thought around by rehearsing it again and again. We are worthy of Carnegie Hall with as much practice as we have put in.

If we monitor the internal speeches we give, we will notice how often they are about us being wronged and us giving the perpetrator a piece of our mind. And if you really want to appreciate the comedy, sometimes the wrong doer is dead.

If you want the speech that no one is going to hear to stop, you have to stop and notice it. Too often we let it go on unnoticed. This non recognition keeps it knocking on our door for encore performances.

The thought producer in your head is separate and apart from you. It has a life of its own independent of your wishes. As I mentioned before, it’s not going to stop spouting off. You can, however, reduce its frequency.

How?

Recognize the performance. Don’t criticize; recognize!

Recognition is the applause it’s seeking.

Once you recognize that your thought spouter is on stage, don’t participate in the performance; only witness it. It’s the difference between going to the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” and any other movie.

Just notice the soliloquy your mind is producing without participating in it and two things will happen:

1. It will be an abbreviated performance.
2. The circus won’t come to town as often.

You can train your mind as to the type of entertainment you want to pop in; you just have to practice your powers of recognition more often.

All the best,

John

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