One of the biggest misunderstandings is this:
People think if they change their thoughts, awareness changes.
But thoughts are movements inside awareness, not the source.
You can have a hopeful thought inside a hopeless awareness.
You can have a positive thought inside a defeated identity.
You can have a spiritual thought inside a survival-based state.
And the awareness will still win.
Why?
Because awareness is the position you are standing in, not the commentary running through your head.
Think of it like this:
If you are standing on the ground floor of a building,
it doesn’t matter what you imagine the view looks like —
your experience is still ground-level.
Awareness is the floHow This Shows Up in Real Life
You’ll recognize awareness not by what you say, but by:
what you brace for, what you quietly expect what your body prepares itself for, what you feel relief from, not relief towards
For example:
Relief when something gets cancelled → awareness of avoidance
Relief when plans fall through → awareness of overwhelm
Relief when thingsRelief when you stop trying → awareness of effort-based identity
Awareness reveals itself through relief patterns, not affirmations.
That’s a key insight most teachings never mention.
Why Awareness Feels Like “Me”
Awareness feels personal — but it isn’t.
It feels like:
“This is just how I am”
“This is realistic”
“This is who I’ve always been”It formed through: repetition ,emotional imprinting nervous system conditioning, adaptation to environment
At some point, your system decided:
“This is how life works.”
And then it stopped questioning it.
That stopping is awareness.
But awareness is learned. slow down → awareness of exhaustionor you’re standing on.