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When I was a child, my grandfather had a chair by the window. It wasn’t grand or fancy—just a simple wooden chair with a well-worn cushion.
Each morning, he’d sit in it silently for what felt like hours. No newspaper. No radio. Just stillness.
One day, I asked him, “What do you do there, Grandpa?”
He smiled and said, “I sit with the part of me that never changes.”
At the time, I had no idea what that meant.
Years passed. Life, as it does, became noisy—filled with thoughts, roles, worries, and other people’s expectations. I tried to be someone. I tried to fix everything. I became my stress, my sadness, my successes.
But none of it brought me peace.
One especially heavy day, I found myself back at the old family home. The chair was still there.
I sat in it.
I breathed.
And in the silence, I heard Grandpa’s voice, not out loud, but in my being:
“You are not your thoughts. You are the one who sees them. Sit with the part of you that never changes.”
Tears came.
Then quiet.
Then something else—awareness.
I watched my thoughts pass like clouds. I felt a flicker of peace I’d forgotten.
And I realised:
That chair wasn’t just for resting. It was for remembering.
That I was never broken—only distracted.
Never lost—only listening to the wrong voice.
And always… the stillness was right here, beside me.
Key Theme: You Are Not Your Thoughts – You Are the Awareness Behind Them
“Live from presence, not panic. From clarity, not chaos. From inner power, not external noise.”
