Page 19 - Taming Your Gremlin A Surprisingly Simple Method for Getting Out of Your Own Way (Rick Carson)_Neat

Your gremlin knows that way back when you were a pretty

unsophisticated, funny-looking rookie at this game of life, the natural you
learned complex tasks like walking and talking, and did so without an iota
of knowledge about physics or kinesiology. Your gremlin knows that the
natural you is wise, pristinely pure, and sharp as a tack, and that the natural
you holds the key to your happiness. To seduce you away from trusting
yourself, your gremlin will try to get you to dissect and analyze the

meaning of these words. If you follow his lead and do so, you might get
bored or confused. It’s no big deal if this happens. Confusion is just your
brain reacting to your gremlin’s demand that you fit what you’re reading
into your brain’s preconceived ideas about what you’re reading. Your
gremlin wants you to feel suspicious, anxious, hopeless, and ultimately
empty.

The natural you, on the other hand, is the source of simple satisfaction.
Known also as the observer, the natural you is a pro at integrating wisdom

and eliminating bunk.

Your gremlin is probably, at this very moment, beginning to go wild.
Your gremlin’s sole purpose is to divert you from finding the simple
pleasure inside of you, and his (or her) job is a lot easier when he can hide
outside of your awareness. He hates that I’m exposing him. Hear his chatter,
but don’t take it too seriously. He might say something like:

“You’ve got more important things to do. Get busy.”

or