Everyone has their demons. The big difference is some surrender to them, and others don’t.
Where one suffers and isn’t in control of his demons, the other can see them clearly and take care of them. That person is aware and knows what is happening. This person can explain himself, avoid negative situations, and achieve the highest goal: Becoming the observer of its thoughts and emotions. See, but don’t fall for it. The observer watches but does not live in the thoughts and feelings. Stepping out of these things is the most significant step we can master in life.
We all have those demons—these small and large, oh-so-important thoughts and emotions. But if we let them pass like clouds and watch, our bliss is unaffected.
No person is free from negative things. But most people have completely surrendered to them. They are what they think and feel. A thought is done, and the next one is just waiting to be attached. And they easily live inside them all day long. It’s like trying to be what you see, smell, or touch all the time. We fall into our thoughts and emotions because they are far more powerful than our other senses.
Life is letting things go, letting them be – not sticking to them. Life is becoming the observer and being aware.
Summary
You are not your thoughts and emotions. Become an observer of them.
Matching Books
I think the best book on this topic is The Power of Now from Eckhart Tolle. It helps you becoming the Observer.