The Part of Me That Thinks

The part of me that thinks -
is not the most important part.

The thinking mind is a wonderful tool,
it has a place, it has a purpose.

Like all tools, sometimes it needs
to be turned off and put in the cabinet.

Thinking is not awareness -
or how I most directly experience the world.

Thinking is not how I know
who I truly am,
what I most deeply need.

The part of me that thinks
isn't the part of me that chooses -
though it often thinks it is.

When the part of me that thinks
is in good balance with the rest -
When it supports my full being
with its ability to analyze and evaluate,
without running amok like a noisy toy
with a broken "off" switch -
Then - the part of me that thinks
is truly valuable.