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Thoughts Are Always Real

  • Writer: Raphaela Carla Altenbernd
    Raphaela Carla Altenbernd
  • Jan 11
  • 2 min read

We tend to divide our thoughts into categories.

Some feel real. Some feel imaginary. Some feel possible. Others feel unrealistic.

But if you look closely, every thought — no matter what it refers to — is the same in nature.


It is information.

A sentence in your mind.

Words arranged in a certain order.

Nothing more.


The difference is not the thought itself. The difference is the relationship we have to it.


The thoughts you call “reality”

Think about your life as it is right now.

Your work. Your home. Your routines. Your relationships.

There was a time when none of this existed yet.

At some point, these realities were not facts — they were thoughts.

Expectations.

Assumptions.

Ideas about what felt possible or likely.


And yet, over time, they became solid. Not because they were more real than other thoughts — but because they were repeated, embodied and lived.

A thought about the past feels “real” because it has been experienced.

A thought about the present feels “true” because it is familiar.

A thought about the future often feels uncertain because it hasn’t been lived yet.


But all three are still just thoughts.


Why small changes feel easier than big ones

Imagine saying: “I want to earn ten euros more.”

For most people, this thought feels neutral. Possible. Undramatic.

Now imagine saying: “I want to earn a million.”

Suddenly, the body reacts differently. The mind closes. Resistance appears.

Not because the process of creating reality would be different — but because the feeling attached to the thought is different.

The mechanism is always the same.

What changes is whether your system allows the thought as possible.


Thoughts as words, not truths

A thought is just words forming a sentence.

“I am sitting here with my eyes closed.”

“This morning, I ate breakfast.”

“After this, I will stand up and stretch.”


All of these are thoughts. They appear in the same place — in awareness. They have the same structure.

What differs is the emotion attached to them.

That emotion determines whether we act — or not.

When something feels possible, we align our actions naturally. When it feels impossible, we stop looking for ways.

The thought hasn’t changed. Only our inner permission has.


Reality is built through alignment, not force

Realities don’t appear because we try harder. They form because thoughts, feelings and actions align over time.

Past realities were once future thoughts.

Present realities were once imagined.

Future realities begin the same way.


Nothing magical. Nothing abstract.

Just information — repeated, embodied, and lived.


Invitation to Experience This Directly

If you’d like to experience this understanding not just conceptually,but as a felt experience within yourself,you’re invited to listen to the podcast episode 👉🔗 “Thoughts Are Always Real.”

Within the episode, a short guided meditation is integrated —not to convince you of anything new,but to allow you to notice directly how thoughts about past, present and futureare all equally real as thoughts.

From this experience, something often softens.

You may find yourself arguing less with your desiresand recognizing that familiarity is not the same as truth.

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