[Field Notes] How to Stop Fighting Your Mind
“You will not be free until you free yourself from the prison of your own mind.” - Micheal Singer
The Untethered Soul is about what it means to live free—not by fixing your life or controlling the outside world, but by letting go of the grip you have on your own mind.
Here’s what stuck with me:
The Thesis:
You are not the voice in your head. That’s the mind, the ego, the noise.
You are the one who notices the voice. That’s your “soul”.
Here’s what you need to know…
[The Mind vs. The Soul]
The constant mental chatter—judging, worrying, narrating—is not you.
You are the one who hears the voice.
Meditation is time with the soulful self—the observer behind the mind.
[Energy Must Flow]
You are an energetic being. When you resist or attach, you block the flow.
Imagine a thorn stuck in your side—if you build your life around the thorn, you’ll stay in pain. Doing “the work” is taking the thorn out.
[Stress is Resistance, Not Life Itself]
It’s not life events that cause stress—it’s your resistance to them.
Let go of the need for life to unfold a certain way.
[Don’t Chase More Time—Seek More Life]
Trying to avoid death by controlling life is a trap.
The real work is to experience life fully, moment by moment.
[Love = Acceptance]
True love is not about attachment. It’s about acceptance.
Let people, situations, and life itself be as they are.
My 3 Rules for Life (personal)
Not from the book—just my own philosophy that feels relevant here:
LET GO → Release expectations and judgment of how life “should” be.
ACCEPT → Surrender to how life is.
CHOOSE → Given what is, choose what serves you in the moment.
Final Thoughts:
This isn’t a book you finish and “get.” It’s a practice. The work is to notice the voice in your head, remember you are not it, and let go of what you’re clinging to.
Singer’s point is simple but hard:
You don’t have to hold on so tightly.
You are already free.
Till next time. With love,
Diaundra