Lesson 3: Awareness Is the Position You Are In
One of the biggest misunderstandings is this: People think if they change their thoughts, awareness changes. But thoughts are movements inside awareness, not the source. You can have a hopeful thought inside a hopeless awareness. You can have a positive thought inside a defeated identity. You can have a spiritual thought inside a survival-based state. And the awareness will still win. Why? Because awareness is the position you are standing in, not the commentary running through your head. Think of it like this: If you are standing on the ground floor of a building, it doesn’t matter what you imagine the view looks like — your experience is still ground-level. Awareness is the floHow This Shows Up in Real Life You’ll recognize awareness not by what you say, but by: what you brace for, what you quietly expect what your body prepares itself for, what you feel relief from, not relief towards For example: Relief when something gets cancelled → awareness of avoidance Relief when plans fall through → awareness of overwhelm Relief when thingsRelief when you stop trying → awareness of effort-based identity Awareness reveals itself through relief patterns, not affirmations. That’s a key insight most teachings never mention. Why Awareness Feels Like “Me” Awareness feels personal — but it isn’t. It feels like: “This is just how I am” “This is realistic” “This is who I’ve always been”It formed through: repetition ,emotional imprinting nervous system conditioning, adaptation to environment At some point, your system decided: “This is how life works.” And then it stopped questioning it. That stopping is awareness. But awareness is learned. slow down → awareness of exhaustionor you’re standing on.