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engulfed by them.</p><p>We don't need to be identified by them.</p><p>We don&#8217;t need to play along with them.</p><p>Thoughts arise and then disappear; this is the ephemeral nature and reality of thoughts once we look at them closely. </p><p>Once we understand the fleeting nature of thoughts, we can start to create some distance from them and just observe them as they come and go without falling into the stories they create. </p><p>Observe and let go of the thoughts as they arise because another one will be arriving soon to take its place. </p><p>Stay strong like a mountain as the thoughts come and go.</p><p>You got this! &#9994;&#127997;</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.lowfidelity.io/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Low Fidelity! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>I would love to hear your thoughts; these thoughts are ok. :)</p><p></p><p>Peace &#9996;&#127997;</p><p>Rizwan</p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>