Releasing the attachment to one’s conditioning is the primary directive of my hypnotherapy practice. In a psychological context, this is what is referenced as the ‘ego’ – the perspective wrought from how the mind has interpreted conditions of experience. The conditioned alignments then become “wired” in the brain through repetitive alignments to the interpretation of conditions (“this condition says ‘this’ about me”). What is considered a “habit” is nothing more than the repeated alignment to the attachment of an interpretation of a condition. The ego, as referenced in popular culture, as a state of arrogant, self-centeredness is a misnomer of the true meaning of the word. The ego is the perceptual paradigm composed of the building blocks of the narratives created from interpretation of conditions. This mis-perception is what blocks greater success in endeavors and certain arenas of living; not seemingly innate inability.

Deconstructing the unconscious assumptions of such terms as, “ego” and “habit” as the first paragraph dismantled, enables you to transcend the self-imposed rote, perceptions of immovability of self-destructive narratives that sustain paradigms of limitation. Frequent readers of this newsletter/blog have encountered the oft-included statement, “you are not what has happened to you,” – this frequent refrain speaks to the essence of your capacity to separate the conditions of your experiences and the self-imposed indictment of those experiences from the nature of your true awesome identity. This takes you off the roller coaster ride of emotional high’s and low’s and fits and spurts of motivation.

As you realize your innate capacity to end the ego’s (again, the conditioned mind’s) trips’ down the rabbit hole of impulsive, appearance-based, immature criteria for indicting your identity, you become your own salvation. It is a psychological salvation that transforms indicting critical self-judgment into reflection that promotes growth and empowered self-esteem. You are not what has happened to you, you are the means of transcending it.

Remember the old, drug-abuse campaign, “This is your brain on drugs”? Well, “This is your brain on love.”