I usually go through the social media accounts of the teams after a race. They usually post decent, cropped images, via Instagram & the like, that you can save as a wallpaper. But this year, it all seems a bit pants. We’re the teams just focused on trying to put a positive PR spin on the new regulations, to focus on just releasing cool images? My wallpaper is still a Launch image, which is essentially a fake car.
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If I remember correctly, Ferrari said they would run a basic-spec version of their car for preseason testing with simpler aerodynamics to test their engine, and then would get a Spec B version for the Australian Grand Prix. Yet, even after the race, we still haven’t seen this supposed “Spec B” Ferrari. The car still looks mostly the same as the launch spec, aside from the rear exhaust area and maybe a few small details hidden here and there throughout the car.
I spent decades trying to polish the shadows on the wall while the projector was on fire. (And by projector, I mean my own mind—I just didn't know it yet.)
I treated my life like a never-ending home renovation. I thought if I could just get the relationship to work, keep the bank account at a "safe" number, and finally get my life to look successful from the outside, the knot in my stomach would untie itself. It was a cycle of "seek and do not find."
I was treating effects as causes, convinced that rearranging the furniture of my life would somehow fix the draft in my soul. But here’s the raw truth I had to swallow: trying to fix your life at the level of form is a doomed game. It’s like trying to change the movie by screaming at the screen.
Most of the questions we ask—"How do I fix my career?" or "How do I find a better city?"—are actually pseudo-questions. They are a form of propaganda for the ego because they assume the world is real and that the solution lies "out there." The reason these fixes fail isn’t a lack of effort; it’s a fundamental misunderstanding of what we’re actually looking at.
The Breakthrough: Distinguishing Form from Content
The "master key" to stopping this madness is the distinction between Form and Content. If you don't grasp this, you’re stuck in an addiction to form. We are addicted to specifics because form is a defense against the truth. It keeps us distracted by the "what" so we never have to look at the "why."
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Form is the script (the specific events, people, and circumstances).
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Content is the purpose (the interpretation of those events in the mind).
The ego uses form to keep you mindless. The Holy Spirit uses form to lead you back to the mind.
How to Shift Your Perception
When you stop trying to change the script (Form) and start changing the purpose (Content), the world stops being a battlefield and becomes a classroom. Here is how the shift looks in practice:
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Conflict: Instead of asking "Is this war justified?" (Form) ask "Is this a call for love?" (Content)
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Money: Instead of asking "What if I lose my job?" (Form) ask "Am I reinforcing scarcity or trust?" (Content)
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Relationships: Instead of asking "Why did they leave me?" (Form) ask "What is this showing me about my attachment to people?" (Content)
The "Movie Watcher" Analogy
Imagine you are in a cinema. The screen shows a tragedy. You don't rush up to the screen to wipe away the tears of the characters; you realize it's just light projected through film.
In your life, you are the Dreamer, not the character in the dream. When you see something the world calls "evil" or "attack," recognize it as a call for love from a mind that has forgotten its identity. You aren't responsible for the events in the world; you are responsible for the thought system you choose to align with.
When you feel the "cage rattling," stop and do some Mind Watching. Use these three questions to unplug:
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Am I trying to change the world right now, or am I willing to change my mind about the world?
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What is my actual purpose for this—peace or being right?
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Am I seeing this situation as an attack, or can I see it as a call for love?
This shift in purpose leads to a "consistent, stabilized perception" where external chaos can no longer dictate your internal state.
Conclusion: The Authority Problem
Ultimately, every problem we think we have is a smokescreen for the Authority Problem: the question of whether I created myself or was created by God. The ego wants to believe it is the author of its own reality, but peace only comes when we yield and accept that we are as God created us.
You have no control over the world, but you have absolute control over your mind. Peace is an internal decision, not a worldly achievement.
If you want to dive deeper into the mechanics of this shift, I highly recommend David Hoffmeister’s Unwind Your Mind Back to God It isn’t about learning new skills; it’s about unlearning the world.
Where are you still trying to "fix the form" today, and what would happen if you just decided to change the purpose instead?
Find the book Unwind Your Mind Back to God here
I was reminded of this when watching an aerial clip of the start that F1 posted on Instagram, but as a relatively nee viewer I’m impressed with how much smaller the cars are. The aerial shot showed how the cars have more room to maneuver and during the race, the drivers helmets looked better proportioned against the size of the car.
I don’t watch F1, this issue just happened to pop into my feed and piqued my curiosity.
I know I am probably missing something really important, so would like to know. Because from the surface, it seems that the energy that was originally going to be wasted into heat via the brakes are recovered and can be used to boost the car when needed. And it should also make the brakes last longer which is not just safer but make can allow the car to go faster for longer?
Why is this bad?
