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Your Greatest Power: You Don't Create Reality, You Create Your Experience of It
Hey everyone,
Let's clear up a common metaphysical misunderstanding. The idea that "you create your own reality" can be empowering, but it can also lead to self-blame when life happens in ways we didn't want or expect.
A more precise and ultimately more useful model is this:
You are not the author of the universal book of reality, but you are the sole author of your review of it.
You create your experience within reality, and then you believe that experience is the whole truth.
Let's break down the mechanics of how you do this:
The 3-Step Framework of Your Experienced Reality
- Step 1: The Filter. Your consciousness has a unique filter built from your beliefs, traumas, and desires. This filter decides what you pay attention to in the vast, neutral field of reality. In any situation, your filter is selecting the "data" you will use to build your experience.
- Step 2: The Story. Your mind takes that filtered data and instantly writes a narrative about it. It assigns meaning. This is where your self-talk lives. The story you tell yourself—"This is a threat" vs. "This is an opportunity"—directly creates your emotional state.
- Step 3: The Belief. This is the final, locking step. You fully identify with the story. You forget that Step 1 and 2 even happened. The thought "I am awkward" solidifies into the belief "I AM awkward." Your personal, subjective experience now feels like an objective fact.
Why This Distinction is a Game-Changer
Understanding this process moves your power from where it isn't to where it is.
- Old Paradigm (Creating Reality): Exhausting. Leads to trying to control the uncontrollable (other people, external events). Results in feeling like a failure when things don't go your way.
- New Paradigm (Creating Your Experience): Liberating. You take radical responsibility for your inner world—your focus, your interpretations, and your stories. This is the one thing you can always control.
Your true creative power isn't about wishing on a star. It's about the conscious work of:
- Noticing your filters.
- Challenging your automatic stories.
- Choosing a more empowering meaning.
Discussion Prompt:
Can you share a recent example where you noticed yourself moving from a "filter" to a "story" to a "belief"? How might seeing it as just your experience change your perspective?
Let's discuss in the comments
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Your Greatest Power: You Don't Create Reality, You Create Your Experience of It
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