For many,the drive to accumulate “MORE” is what fuels their every thought and action. Such a focused life is drawn from a strong sense of lack and scarcity. These perspectives are indications of fear. Repeated thoughts and feelings of fear will never result in abundance. The effort like this will surely be a struggle with continuous disappointment. As Covey claims; the abundance mentality, contentment and gratitude must be there before the action. Perhaps desire and direction would even change. Having come from poverty requires one to reawaken to a new perspective and reality by shaking off the paradigms of youth and realizing the possibilities.
Many of us living joyful lives filled with love, community, service and productivity never experience the joy as the result of living in our mind worrying and projecting doom and gloom that never happens.
The mind cannot differentiate between repeated thoughts and actual experience.
The body will create cortisol and keep the nervous system in fight or flight based on thoughts and feelings not actual experience.
Cortisol and adrenaline may keep us safe from harm but causes inflammation, digestion issues and difficulty sleeping.
Ambition, love, and compassion is difficult to sustain in high stress condition.
Living with the mind on the future conditions makes it impossible to experience the present moment of NOW,(it is ALWAYS now).
Repeatedly ruminating and projecting the “other shoe dropping” will in fact manufacture causal conditions for it to happen. (We create our own nightmares).
The work around is to stay mindful of present moment awareness and fill the mind with gratitude for WHAT IS!
Fill the mind with inspiration, motivation and positivity. (Many say positive thinking is temporary and never lasts, but haircuts, bathing, eating, and sleeping are also temporary which is why we repeat them DAILY).
We always suffer more in our head than conditions require and it is self-inflicted. Only I can change this. Changing my mind will change my experience in this life. Intentional thinking is paramount to joyful living. Neuroplasticity will ensure that in time the intention will become habitual then automatic. Start today.
There is nothing external to us than can cause us emotional harm. Being insulted, outraged, disappointed, angry, scared or hurt is completely the result of our thought about what we encounter. Even if the source of our experience was designed to impact us we have the choice to dismiss it as representation of the source,not an indictment of us. Perspective and perception controls feelings. Feelings empower thoughts. Powerful thoughts focused upon create experience. Not only is it wise to be the master of our thoughts, when we pair this practice with the perspective of non-attachment allowing external stimuli to simply be as they are without personal investment we can be driven by our desires and passions NOT tossed about by conditions. Being attached to and dependent upon only the SELF is freedom. Let go!
So many do not understand the tremendous power of the mind. There are millions that have no idea that the conditions they experience were born as thought in their own mind. The default opinion of the masses is that there are “others“ outside of ourselves to blame for all that we encounter that is considered undesired. The more that realize it is the individual related and collective thought patterns that bring to pass the conditions we referred to as reality. Life is actually thoughts made manifest. I’m sure that every living person has a desire to experience, joyful, happy conditions, while living in peace wi. th contentment. What destroys such goals for many is the repetitive focus on the negative conditions that we wish to avoid. At the onset of the awareness of negative, thinking we should reframe our thoughts to the conditions we desire as opposed to the experiences. We abjor.
Each one of us, and only us, can determine what thoughts we entertain. We may have no control over what we were exposed to which causes specific thought patterns, but we do own the persistence with which we keep such thinking alive. It is impossible to have a happy life and live in a happy world while entertaining less than desirable thinking. Lock down the gates, elevate to a higher security status, be aware of the thoughts being entertained and dismiss all that does not serve the highest good.
YOU HAVE CONTROL. YOU ARE THE MASTER. YOU RULE THE WORLD.
We pay the store for a coat. We get a coat. We pay a mechanic to fix our brakes. We get new brakes. We pay an account to process our taxes We get our taxes prepared. We pay a dentist to fix our teeth We get the cavity filled.
The currency we used came at the cost of our time and labor. We provided service to others and we got back the services above. Life in exchange for life.
When we pay attention, that is divine currency from the universe. It costs us nothing and funds our creation. Many do not monitor this currency since they did not struggle to get it. When attention is spent frivolously, we buy creations we did not actually want. Millions actually remain fixated on their fears, dreads and worried then wonder why they manifest. Pay attention to where you pay attention if you wish to be a smart shopper in life
Letting go of the past and making peace with our choices is the first step in having harmony in life. Most of us address conditions we are exposed to with an attitude born from experiences we have had. Poor choices, questionable behavior and mistakes had lessons for us to learn as we passed by. Holding on to the hot coal of our self deprecating anger while we pummel ourselves with a gavel of judgement will block out all the wonderful experiences that are coming into view. Living each moment of life as it presents, taking the lesson and letting go, allows the precious moment of now to be hallowed ground with fertile soil ripe for joy and peace. The turmoil and chaos is a self inflicted impediment to the joyful unfolding of life that needs to be dismissed. Give yourself a break. Accept the mistake.
When we turn on the news, travel in the cities and listen to the politicians, we see hate, violence, anger and upheaval. We believe that we live in a world of sickly people being manipulated by Governments and business, poisoned by chemical, food and pharmaceutical conglomerates and living at each others throats. At a quick glance one would think that humanity has degraded and slid into a state of debauchery. Those involved in personal development, coaching, wellness,inspiration, motivation and anything with spiritual, compassionate messaging are aware of how many millions are dedicated to living elevated lives of gratitude and community.
Change is difficult. Creating new habits requires time and dedication. Refocusing away from the vitriol to the enlightenment is admirable and becoming a better version of who we are is not without struggle. Whatever progress you’ve made, regardless your goal, just by virtue of being on this page reading this message I congratulate you. You are part of the solution this world needs. You are in the wave of change that will be transformative for our species. I thank you and appreciate you!