Is This MY Thought?

Monday, 12 July 2010 17:49

How often do you find yourself thinking random, unorganized thoughts? Pretty much all the time? Me too, until someone suggested to me that I didn't have to consider all of those thoughts to be mine. In fact, I didn't even have to entertain all of them. Despite how compelling and attractive some thoughts may be, it's possible that there are thoughts that are not conducive to my well-being, nor to the paths I want to pursue in my life.
The same is potentially true for you. So how do you fix the situation?

First become aware of the thoughts that cross your mind.
Second, realize that those thoughts may not have come from you. They could have originated with your social programming, the way you were raised, your past, your thoughts about the future, the paradigm with which you view the world.
Once you have culled only the thoughts that are truly yours, consider whether or not you wish to pursue them, or give them your precious life energy.

Remember that the negative thoughts will zap your energy the fastest. It's scary, in fact, how quickly they can become all-consuming, to the point of moving your mood from good to bad in an instant, all because you chose to travel down the path that a thought merely suggested.

Thinking is powerful. Be aware of it, and be very careful with it. It can take you where you've only dreamed of going, or it can travel you down a nightmarish path before you even realize the road you're on.

Take care with your thoughts. Only then can they take care of you.

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