I’ve come to see my mind as a mischievous friend—one who never misses the chance to whisper the unpleasant. He’s quick to point out everything that might go wrong, everything that could fall apart, everything that feels uncertain. And here’s the truth: this mind has lied to me so many times before. All that noise, all that panic, all that hoopla? Nearly always for nothing. Yet he still shows up like he’s delivering breaking news.
Then there’s his buddy, the Ego—what Eckhart Tolle calls the Pain Body. If the mind delivers the message, the ego supplies the emotions. He falls for every story the mind tells. No hesitation. No fact-checking. Just full-body buy-in. Suddenly my whole inner world is reacting as if danger is real—even when nothing is happening at all.
And there I am, spirituality in hand, trying to reason with these two like a tired referee. But some days they’re relentless. They broadcast their nonsense on every internal station, and the ego tunes in with perfect clarity.
Yet beneath all that noise, something quieter remains—steady, untouched. That deeper awareness that simply watches.
Scripture reminds me of this truth:
“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in You.”
— Isaiah 26:3
Lord, You see the circus in my head, but You also remind me:
I don’t have to believe everything my mind broadcasts.
I don’t have to climb inside every emotional storm.
Your presence is the calm beneath it all.
The mind may add the weight, the ego may take the bait—but You hold the soul that doesn’t fall for either.
