Here’s where we get tripped up with the create your own reality idea. When we hear that we can have a better life, better friends, relationships, home, job, car, and a bigger TV; and we decide to create our own reality, it’s our ego doing that. Our ego is indeed good at helping us create things. But it’s not very good at helping us find true fulfillment. It’s mostly good at helping us get what we think we need, from a very limited perspective. That’s why there are so many unhappy, confused, and frustrated rich people. Also why there are lots of criminals and people in jail. Lots of creativity, just channeled into areas that are not so great.

Have you ever actually tried to “create” something? Try this experiment, and let’s start with something easy. Sit quietly, don’t move, and concentrate on the floor in front of you, and see if you can create a toothpick there.

Here’s where we get tripped up with the create your own reality idea. When we hear that we can have a better life, better friends, relationships, home, job, car, and a bigger TV; and we decide to create our own reality, it’s our ego doing that. Our ego is indeed good at helping us create things. But it’s not very good at helping us find true fulfillment. It’s mostly good at helping us get what we think we need, from a very limited perspective. That’s why there are so many unhappy, confused, and frustrated rich people. Also why there are lots of criminals and people in jail. Lots of creativity, just channeled into areas that are not so great.

Have you ever actually tried to “create” something? Try this experiment, and let’s start with something easy. Sit quietly, don’t move, and concentrate on the floor in front of you, and see if you can create a toothpick there.

Are you way bummed about our recent election, and the future of our country? I know a lot of people who are. I was too for a few minutes.

But that’s all the time I’m willing to devote to the grief and loss of something I can’t control. I can’t control who’s president, what sort of personality they have, or who voted for them.

What I can control is my own personality, and my own state of mind, and my own emotions. Or let’s put it this way, I have more control over that than I do over anything else here in Earth School.

The biggest difference in the world I can make, is adjusting my own attitude.

Now look, I do a ton of work that’s intended to help other people and make the world a better place. I’m using all my God-given talents and abilities for good, on a daily basis. But it’s effect is relatively insignificant, compared to the work I do on myself…

I have a 6 year old inside of me who gets angry and manipulative when he doesn’t get what he wants, when he wants it. You could call this guy my inner child, I suppose, but it’s more like he’s an Inner Tyrant. He’s like a spoiled little prince who thinks he should have the entire world at his command. And this is especially true when it comes to other people. Other people should always do the bidding of my Little Tyrant, or so he seems to believe.

My little tyrant doesn’t always show up. Most of the time he’s sleeping, or hiding, or watching. But sometimes when he sees that I’m not getting what I want, he wakes up and starts his nasty business. Unfortunately, for me, he can get ahold of my mind, my voice, and my face, and get me into trouble. Usually, it’s nothing serious. But getting angry and trying to force things, even in subtle, covert ways doesn’t fit well with my intention to behave with kindness and compassion.

The really odd thing about this little tyrant is that even though his methods always backfire, and he hasn’t actually gotten his way in many decades, he still persists…

I know of lots of people who think there’s no such thing as a real “psychic”, and that all readings are nothing more than a sham and a waste of time and money. I even know people who think anything to do with psychic readings is the devil’s work.

On the other hand, I know a lot of people who rely on readings, and make it a point to go to astrologers, tarot readers, intuitives, channels, numerologists, and psychics of all kinds. I used to do that myself.

It’s true. I’ve been to psychics, psychic healers, and channels. I’ve had my palm read, my chart done, and my numbers crunched. Don’t get your numbers crunched. It’s painful, especially if you’re a guy…