THE ENERGY OF LIFE

Computers are incredible things. They are a combination of hardware, which can be touched, designed, and quantified, and software, which has no physical mass but can be changed to make the hardware execute certain functions, such as printing, displaying images, and recording keystrokes.

However, one additional thing is necessary to bring the computer to life: electricity. This invisible power is what makes the computer different from a rock, because without electricity, a computer is just another object. The electricity brings a computer to life, allowing it to function and perform. Shut off the flow of electricity, and the computer becomes lifeless.

Your physical body is like the hardware of a computer, and your brain is like the software. You can change the hardware (body) or the software (mind) to run more efficiently and so some incredible things, but without awareness, this body and mind are no different from a rock.

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With awareness today, remember that you are not your body - you aren’t even your mind. You are much, much more. You are the life force, the awareness, that gives life to your body and your mind.

Living a Life of Awareness

~ Don Miguel Ruiz Jr.