Upside-Down Wisdom #5: Mind and Matter
"Mind over matter."
“Mind over matter.”
We’ve all heard it.
Push through. Stay focused. Be tough.
Out-think the pain. Out-will the problem.
Like your mind is a drill sergeant, and your body—or your world—is the enemy.
But here’s the upside-down flip:
It’s not mind over matter.
It’s mind shaping matter—as you experience it.
You’re not battling an objective, fixed world out there.
You’re living in a real-time rendering of it—crafted by thought, perception, memory, and meaning.
That ache in your knee? That stressful email? That person who “drives you crazy”?
They don’t feel the way they do because of what they are...
They feel that way because of what they mean to you in that moment.
The real power of mind isn’t brute force.
It’s creative force.
Because the world you’re struggling against?
It’s the world your mind is creating—moment by moment.
So here’s today’s Upside-Down Wisdom:
Mind doesn’t conquer matter.
Mind is the stage where matter appears.
This is Upside-Down Wisdom—a series where we flip the script on the conventional "wisdom" we've been taught.