I am going to attempt to explore something in this post that is possibly the most difficult thing for any one of us to come to terms with and be aware of about ourselves.
It is likely that even as I start this, it may be too much to try and investigate in only a few paragraphs but I hope that it will spark a way of becoming aware of your nature.
So here goes – Ask yourself:
What happens if I don’t answer my mobile/cell phone today?
Now I know this might sound a little silly to you but the reason I chose this as an example will become clear in a moment. It’s also not too far a stretch for most people to consider this analogy since we all rely so heavily on this device to communicate with one another (I use the word loosely of course;-))
Remember the whole point is that you DON’T answer the phone. Let’s look at a few scenarios:
- You screen the call
- You genuinely miss a call
- You don’t answer a phone call
- You turn your phone off for the day
Now in each case a call (or calls) could come through and either be from an unknown number, a number you don’t recognize or from someone you know.
What happens inside our heads in any and all of the above scenarios?
These are some of the thoughts that might go through your mind :-
- Yay! someone wants to talk to me
- Oh no, not him or oh no! not her again
- If they are phoning because….
- Those telemarketers, I wish they would just …..
- Did I miss anything important
- Will they leave a msg?
- Why didn’t they leave a msg
- I hate it when people don’t leave msgs
- It always…
- She could be….
- He is going to….
- If it’s about….I’m going to….
- Is it an emergency? They could really need me!
- Did I miss out on something fun….
- What will he or she think of me
- I better phone them back
- What if I never find out who called
Now this is by no means an exhaustive list. Not all these thoughts may go through your mind in any given moment, or perhaps all of them and more. It’s not really important but hopefully you will begin to see why I decided to write about this.
Can you see a human being going insane? 
And all because of what you imagine is going on on the other side of that phone call.
Now what if all that phone call was, was a wrong number? or what if someone accidentally pocket or handbag dialed you?
Each of the thoughts you go through in this fairly typical, but in the scheme of things ultimately pointless, situation had the propensity to drag you down an emotional path that is only imagined or constructed. You’re thoughts are merely trying to make choices for you and if you let them they can lead you to emotional places that are entirely unnecessary to go to.
