A Pebble For Your Thoughts in Just Stuff

Put a pebble or other small pea sized object in your shoe--under your toes.

Get it positioned so that it does not hurt when you walk. Keep it in there all day.

Every time you notice the pebble, say these words mentally, "Beyond body, thoughts, sensations or emotions, I am."

Ask yourself, What psychological pattern arises when I consider conducting this experiment? Do I resist or do I feel curious? In either case, why?

What is the value of repeating something that I already believe? What is the nature of my beliefs that I benefit from repeating them? How often during the day, do I reaffirm values and beliefs by putting my attention on them mentally?

Do I believe that I am able to exist without a physical basis? What actually am I labeling with the word "spirit"? How do I reconcile this concept with the hard reality of the laws of science that insist that all things must be physically based to be "real"?

If I am beyond all aspects of the human experience spectrum, what is it like to just be "me?" How can I describe this "just me" that exists apart from my physical and mental possessions?

Why am I so firmly associated with my possessions if my inner being is beyond them? Why do I care about them so intensely?

Is "love" a better word for my innermost spirit? Is my core self in love with everything, every quality, every concept that passes "through me?"

Am I an equal opportunity lover of all experiences in that I at least am conscious of them, and my basic attention being "put on them" is an act of approval?

How does all this make sense when I consider how many "unwanted" experiences I have had? When I am experiencing anger, sadness, or some other negative emotion, what is the power these emotions have that I "stay with them" and do not reject them immediately? Do I love them in some sense of the word?

Am I such a powerful lover that I love every detail of my life?

Regards, Rick