The Awareness Technique: watch out for judgment

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We’re talking about The Awareness Technique. As you work to incorporate it into your life, be sure to watch out for judgment statements that disguise themselves as perceptions.

Judgment is a MindFuck. When you state your awareness/perceptions of the moment out loud, if you find yourself using judgments or descriptors then your MindFucker is yanking you out of the moment. Avoid these kinds of statements:

  • “Now, I am aware of an awful pain in my neck.”
  • “Now, I am aware of a pretty pink flower.”
  • “Now, I am aware of an irritating twitch around my eye.”

These judgments and descriptors are the sneaky way your mind is trying to grab a hold of your “here and now” experience and get you back into your “MindFucker”.

This can be tricky. I’ve been telling you to get out of your mind. But in a small way you need to use your mind to monitor what you say without adding judgments or descriptors. It is okay to use a descriptor that gives some specificity. It is okay to use “color” as an experience because we can experience color. So, for example:

  • “Now, I am aware of a pain in my neck.”
  • “Now, I am aware of pink.”
  • “Now, I am aware of a pink flower.”
  • “Now I am aware of a twitch around my eye.”

Just teach yourself to experience the raw sensory data and be specific without adding judgment.