I thought this quote was by Einstein, so you can imagine my disappointment when the Internet told me it was actually Bob Samples. Doesn’t have quite the same ring to it, does it? Still, it’s a good thought. And who is Bob Samples? An author and scholar who wrote The Metaphoric Mind: A Celebration of Creative Consciousness, in which he interprets and sums up Einstein’s perspective on the mind into the above quote.Â
I heard it last week while listening to my guided meditation app by Deepak Chopra (which I highly recommend to any newbie meditators) and it struck me as something I really needed to hear. I’ve never worked well listening to my analytical mind, though I sometimes get lost in that side of the brain. It doesn’t make me happy. I make much better decisions listening to my irrational, sometimes non-sensical self. It’s harder to follow its advice, especially when the rational side doesn’t understand what it’s telling me. But as always, the intuitive mind knows exactly what’s best. Every single time. It makes me feel freer and happier, too. So a good reminder. Thank you Bob Samples.