Going Prior

Going prior is a natural & effortless experience of alignment;
an unfettering of discord, with no more than the recognition that
awareness is already prior to thought(s).

This is a simple & straightforward way to see clearly
through, bursting the bubbles of thought attachment & limiting beliefs.
To recognize the content of thought(s),
from the experience of thought(s).

(See ‘Bursting Your Bubbles - From Beliefs To Clarity’)

Notice, whatever is ‘on your mind’,
‘weighing you down’ - creating discord;
is nowhere to be found in
perception or feeling.


Now notice the ‘this & that’,
duality of thought, ‘itself’;

up & down,
left & right,
north & south,
me & you,
ours & theirs,
I & him,
me & myself,
I & myself,
I & I,
etc,
etc,
etc.

(See ‘Subject-Object Thoughts’, ‘What Is a Self Referential Thought”,
Self Referential Thoughts, and The Emotional Scale.)


Consider (discordant) thought as analogous to a stray cat;
when no longer fed (attention),
it (the discordant thought)
simply stops ‘coming around’.
(discord is no longer created)

Notice all arising thoughts are,
of the dualistic, or, twoness -
‘this or that’ flavor.

Notice, that there is, an experience of; thoughts.

Notice awareness is aware of; thoughts.


Consider an analogy of a book, as thought(s);
The book is, the book.
Upon reading a few pages,
the content seems to whisk you off,
into a story.

Notice;
you are not in,
the story.

The story is content.
The book is, the book.

The ‘story’ of thought, is the content,
or, what the thought
appears to be about.
While thought is - thought.

Notice, awareness is aware of, thoughts.
Notice, you, are awareness.
Notice only awareness is, aware.
Notice, you, awareness, are not ‘in’
‘the story’ / thoughts.
But are aware of,
thoughts.

The experience of believing self referential thoughts, or,
of ‘getting sucked into thoughts’,
is like Grand Central Station and the trains which come & go.

Notice, when believing thoughts,
when getting ‘sucked into the thought story’,
it is as if you left Grand Central Station,
and are on one of the trains.
Notice, you are Grand Central Station,
as you, awareness, do not come & go.

It is only the beliving of self referral thoughts,
which makes it seem so.

For a visual bird’s eye vantage point of Going Prior,
use the backside of your dreamboard (or a pen & paper)
and write the thought on the backside and have look.
Look specifically for I, me, my, myself, and mine,
and question, who am I believing these thoughts are about?

Notice again, awareness is aware,
of the thoughts.

(See I Am)

An Exercise

Write down the thought or thoughts which are on your mind, which feel resistant. There is no right or wrong way to phrase the thoughts. Anything you write down will do just fine. Write earnestly, honestly, and express to the best of your ability. The more you allow yourself to write, the more information there will be to see from a new perspective.

Then, from the vantage of visually seeing what you wrote down, contemplate, consider:
“what thoughts am I focused on?”.

Sometimes, we can get ‘lost in’ the content of thoughts, missing we are focusing on thoughts, and not actual situations which are happening, and unchecked, this can go on for some time. ‘Going prior’ helps to acknowledge and more clearly see what thoughts we are focusing on, and how we are focusing, and how this relates to how we are feeling.

This will make it much easier to spot the nature, intention, and sentiment behind the thoughts, with respect to why they don’t feel good, or, aren’t resonating with your true nature.

More specifically, this will reveal on your dreamboard or paper for you to see and be aware of, what can often be difficult to see ‘in your head’. Look for the content of what you’ve written down. Look for the distinction between thoughts which are about you, and thoughts which are about what you want.

Mindfully, purposefully, consciously, without effort or strain - shift from thoughts about you, to focusing on thoughts about what you want. Feel the relief of this ‘taking the pressure off yourself’ shift.

It can be most helpful & clarifying, if you have been focused on what you do not want for some time… to ‘empty your cup’ by writing everything you are aware you do not want down on paper as well. Then step away, take a break, breathe, relax, go for a walk, listen to some music, anything easy for you, which feels good to you. Then, return to the list, and write the opposite next to each line. You will then have an insightful list of what you do want, which feels good to focus on, because it is what you want - which is what feels good, to you. Write that list on your Dreamboard.

Note the feeling of relief, the raise in vibration, as you transition in terms of focus, from inward thoughts about yourself, to outward thoughts about what you are creating & experiencing via what thoughts you are focusing on… and about what you desire to create & experience, and what thoughts you prefer to focus on.

(For more on focusing on what you do want, see Improv Writing.)

This can be most helpful in illuminating a misunderstood and or suppressed emotion. This can also reveal to you limiting beliefs which you may have innocently created, about who you are and what you are capable of creating in your life - a belief which may surface when thoughts arise about what you do want. This is a natural facet of the experience of life, and of emotions, and you are certainly not alone in experiencing this. Feel good for looking into this, for addressing, for expressing, for aligning, as this is orienting into the natural flow of well-being, or, self-love.

For help with understanding, releasing, and expressing emotions, please see the Emotional Scale, and Expressive Journaling.

Remember, or openly consider, this place & this life is in and of itself an expression of your inner most limitless true nature. Feel the alignment with source in the releasing of any limiting beliefs about yourself. Feel the shift in expressing your unique desires, of what you would like to create and experience.

Feel the Truth of your creatorship.

an example

Jane is all too aware she no longer desires her current job, which she once applied for and was happy to receive, sometime ago. Since then, Jane has experienced more of what she does prefer, and does not prefer, and new desires have arisen within Jane with respect to what she now, prefers more so.

Jane is experiencing the ‘stuckness’ of resistant momentum, in focusing on thoughts about what she does not want about her current job, and or resistant self referential thoughts. Jane has not yet written these thoughts down, and is experiencing discordant rumination, or, excessive thinking about scenarios which Jane does not want, which do not resonate or feel good to Jane, for some time now.

Jane writes down a list of what she knows she does not want, and then the opposite list of what she does want. Jane experiences emotional and bodily relief via expressing, as if putting down a weight she has unknowingly been carrying. Jane also experiences less fear, confusion, worry or concern going forward, as she has aligned thought with feeling, via acknowledging and honoring her desires & preferences, or simply put, her wanting.

Jane begins to create a new momentum of good feeling, in the orientation of focusing on what she does want - by focusing on thoughts about it, and about herself having it, which feel good for Jane.

Jane begins to feel empowerment and enthusiasm, and a renewed appreciation for life & the job she has, which is now seen as a stepping stone helping her to know, focus on, and thus create & experience, the job or career change she now knows she wants more.

Jane’s overall mood, energy, vibration, and quality of life experience, in having aligned with the boundless creativity of what is, and what can be, through her role as a creator and expresser of preferences - increases exponentially. Jane notices the gorgeous blue of the sky, and the enchanting chirping of the birds again as she did when she was young, for honoring the unique song within herself, and no longer holding herself apart from the dream within her heart.