It’s remarkable how easy—and how challenging—it is to switch to Spirit Mind.
This morning, I woke up at 5 a.m. I’d had this dream where there were a couple of guys trying to control us or harm us. It was this vague, dangerous, scary feeling. I was afraid to take action, but knew I needed to take action. I didn’t want retribution. I was trying to protect Hisami, because she was there in the dream.
I woke up with this kind of bad feeling—my heart was pumping a little bit, my hormones were going, I was excited. Right away, my brain wanted to flip and grab onto something from the real world. It grabbed onto a little conversation I’d had yesterday where I thought, “Ah, that thing that person said kind of rubbed me the wrong way.” It wasn’t a big deal at the time—but in the morning, suddenly, with this energy flowing through me, my mind tried to find somewhere to put it.
And all of a sudden, this anger flared up. It sort of redirected that energy from the dream.
I know how these mornings go. A morning like that, I could get up, grab my phone, maybe respond—and if I’m in this angry, frustrated energy, I’d just cause trouble.
But today was completely different. I didn’t even think about that. I just felt the energy perspective.
I noticed: “Oh, my Material Mind—my analyzer—is way out here in my field. It’s not inside that loving space of Spirit Mind right now.”
It was having a little panic attack, if you will. That’s how our mind feels when it’s not supported by our spirit—that sense of being abandoned or attacked, wanting to fight back or defend. That’s just natural for that energy state.
But noticing the energy state—just noticing the energy, like Hisami teaches in her courses—I was able to say, “Okay, right. That’s just energy.”
I sort of took my hand and swished it away.
Then I remembered: two days ago, my parents were here visiting. We were talking all day, every day, laughing, enjoying ourselves. I was surrounded by this warm, loving, fun energy—no judgment, just care.
And just remembering that, whoosh, my energy was back in the center.
I felt that same thing I’d felt throughout the week—laying in bed, smiling, feeling good, feeling love. That beautiful, peaceful space.
It flooded in all around me—all the things I’m grateful for.
I’m so happy that we took the time and care and money to rebuild our house in a way that suits us better. I’m so happy that Hisami’s next to me, that I love her, that my little dogs are here, and that my life is really peaceful and wonderful.
All this flooded in at once—this sense of appreciation, love, gratitude, happiness, joy.
And as I radiated all this, I drifted back to sleep.
Pretty soon, I noticed, “Oh wow, I’m asleep.” I was asleep again—and vaguely aware that somehow, the energy had shifted. I was in that beautiful space again. A few times, I drifted away, then without thought or attention, just noticed I was coming back—back into that peaceful, sleep-space awareness.
Then I woke up. It was 8:30. I couldn’t believe it. I don’t sleep till 8:30! I’m an early-morning person.
I thought, “Whoa, what happened?”
I woke up still feeling gratitude—not just for the good things, but for the frustrating ones too. The places where I’m leaning into growth.
Of course that causes discomfort and frustration. It’s easy to lash out—but it’s not necessary.
I was surprised how easy it was, sometimes, to make that switch—to remember the energy. To come back to a memory, a moment, something recent that felt good and happy.
Just coming back to that switches everything in a moment.
But if I don’t do that—if I just let the mind stay where it is—that’s why we say “getting out on the wrong side of the bed.”
Our mind is on the wrong side of the bed. It’s not in the middle—in the loving space of Spirit Mind. It’s out on the edge, feeling abandoned, scared, angry, frustrated, defensive.
And if I go that way, that’s a whole different day.
So just a little fun story to share.
I hope it inspires you to take a moment—remember something beautiful the next time you’re feeling frustrated—and notice how it changes your day.
