Looking at Reality (Ageless Body, Timeless Mind, Chopra)

     Let's look at reality.  I got upset yesterday that my boyfriend didn't text me back all day.  I took it as a sign that he doesn't care about me.  Is that true?  No, its not.  After discussing it with him he happened to have a very busy and stressful day.  This is something that I can understand.  Chopra insists that we need to look at the reality of things before jumping into our past and coming up with a skewed reality.  In the past, I had a boyfriend who wouldn't respond to my texts unless it was convenient for him.  It turned out he actually didn't care about me (long story).  I am taking this past reality and skewing my present reality.  Logically, I know that by Nate not texting me back does not mean he doesn't love me because he has proven to me in so many other ways that he does.  Is this belief still valid?  No.  Chopra says, "When you begin to to get into the habit of consciously and carefully examining your old interpretations in this way, you create a space for spontaneous moments of freedom."  In this flash of reality your anger and stress dissipate because your old story no longer has any validity. What past stories are your replaying as your current reality?  What is your reality now?