Day Twenty Five - Health

Morning Ritual:

Quote for the day:
Q: I have a personal question about developing the ability to let go of things from the past. I can
see that my now is colored by all of these things. And itís difficult for me not to constantly remind
myself that I missed out on this or that.

Abe: Well, that is logical, isnít it? Because thatís where your vibration is, itís logical that you
would be reminded of things like that.

We have a fun way of looking at it: Letís say you have a piece of very fine sandpaper, and you rub
it with your fingers. It is so fine that at first it feels almost like velvet. So you rub it a little more,
and a little more, and a little more.

In the beginning, there is no detriment to this experience. But the longer you rub it, the more
unpleasant it becomes. Your skin is beginning to feel some sensitivity ó and after an hour or two,
maybe even some beginnings of blisters. Yet sometimes that sandpaper is really the only thing
visible in the room. And even though the experience is not very pleasant, youíve got this habit
going.

Then, all of a sudden, you realize ìHey, I donít have to do this!î And you simply lift your fingers
up off the sandpaper!

This is a deliberate intent to remove yourself from this irritation. The sensation of lifting up is
wonderful. As you lift off, it almost feels like spider webs pulling from your fingers. We want you
to begin reaching for that ensuing sense of relief.

Youíve had your eye on this sandpaper. It seemed justified, it seemed important. People talked to
you about it, thereís evidence of it in your life, and everything seems to be somehow about
sandpaper. But in reality, there is it and there is the absence of it, and you do have a choice of
whether or not to lift your fingers ó your thoughts, that is ó off of what is evoking this
unpleasant experience.

Begin to take pleasure in feeling relief from it.

Have you ever been in the middle of a negative conversation when someone tried to change the
subject to something that felt positive? You didnít necessarily want them to change the subject ó
you had some good juices flowing about that topic. But they persevered, because they had decided
they were going to lift away from it.

And so you went with them in the different conversation, and stayed there for a moment. Then
you, too, began to feel relief. We want you to get hooked on asking, ìWhich thought feels better?î
Let the feeling of relief become what is most important to you.

We want you to say, ìI am practicing the art of letting in Well-being. The art of keeping out, or the
art of resistance ó that may be the art of ërealityí that Iíve always practiced. That may be the way