Clyde Lee Dennis here, and today in our seven good minutes. Extra segment, I want to explore that

beautiful wisdom we touched on. Your thoughts are like clouds passing through the sky of your mind.

You need not chase them away nor cling to them, but simply watch them drift by while you remain

the unchanging sky. This metaphor offers such a profound shift in how we relate to our thoughts,

especially the negative ones that can feel so overwhelming and permanent.

We often think we need to fight our negative thoughts,

push them away, or somehow eliminate them entirely,

or we get so caught up in them that we forget their temporary

experiences rather than permanent truths. But imagine yourself as the vast open sky. Clouds form

and move across this sky. Some are light and fluffy. Others are dark and stormy. But no matter

what kind of clouds appear, they don't change the

essential nature of the sky itself. The sky doesn't struggle against the clouds or try to push them

away. It simply provides the space for them to exist and move through. Your mind works the same way.

You are the sky, the aware, conscious presence that observes thoughts and feelings.

Your negative thoughts are like those passing clouds. They arise. They exist for a while,

and then they naturally dissolve and move on. The key is remembering that you are not the clouds.

You are the sky that remains constant and unchanging

beneath all the mental weather. When you understand this, negative thoughts lose their power to define

you or control your experience. You can observe them with curiosity rather than fear, knowing that

like all clouds, they will pass. You don't need to fight them or feed them.

You can simply let them be while maintaining your connection to the deeper, more stable part of yourself.

This doesn't mean becoming passive or ignoring important concerns.

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