Why Your Mind is Your Biggest Foe
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What do you think?
I mean that literally.
What do you think…..about?
This can actually be a difficult question for some of us. We might answer with things like, what I read in the paper this morning, what to make for supper tonight, how the weather was too hot, I liked the color of the flowers, etc. If I told you this wasn’t actually thinking, what would you think?
I know, this sounds a little obtuse at the moment, but stick with me, it’s profound.
Thoughts are pure energy. Energy can be positive or negative, expansive or contractive, it never dies and it always attracts like energy.
Dr. Ken McFarland said, and my long ago mentor Val Van deWall always repeated, “Two percent of the people think, three percent think they think and 95% would rather die than think.” Just because your mind is busy doesn’t mean you are thinking. Your mind can be busy as a whirling Dervish and yet, like the Dervish, you can remain stuck in one spot.
If you want to know how you are thinking just look around you at your results. Are your results in life what you want; how about your relationships, your home and your job etc. How are they looking? They are an expression of your thinking.
You may say you want to start your own business and grow it to be successful in every way, but your thoughts from that point on are in a downward motion instead of the direction you want. What we want should turn into beautiful pictures (our minds think in pictures) and the visions then turn into theory and then real thinking begins.
I love the following sayings: “When you believe it you will see it” and “The more you change the way you look at things, the more what we look at changes.” We don’t have to think the way we have been taught, we can think from our whole being, not just our intellect. We don’t have to think from just our five senses, we can think from the heart and from the spirit. We can choose! So few people do, they just follow along and wonder why they have lives of littleness.
Our thoughts are seeds; once planted they grow. Are you producing weeds or succulent fruit? Both are the same energy and what we focus on expands. When making changes in your thinking patterns you don’t have to struggle to get rid of the negative, you simply just build up the positive and gradually it will take over and the negative fades away. No struggle necessary. Just two sides of one coin. When you are cold you don’t argue with the cold, you turn on the heat and the cold disappears.
Unorganized, random thinking brings you frustrations and failures, they feast on indecision. Instead of being scattered, bring order to your mind and then think only thoughts that are traveling in the same direction. Plan your days full of activities that move you consistently toward your goal and wasteful thoughts don’t have a chance.
BE before you DO. Decide each day what you want to be; calm, energetic, focused, diligent, joyful, giving, etc. It is not what is outside of you that determines how you will be, it comes from inside you. You choose.
You have inside you a power so huge it is almost impossible to imagine it; and so few actually use it. It is the power to think, a power that travels 930,000 times faster than sound and is instantaneous and inexhaustible. It is a Law of the Universe and is called THE LAW OF THINKING.
When it comes to you reaching inspired goals, you must be aligned with the Law of Thinking.
Keep on Goaling!
©Lynn Moore 2010
Love this article, Lynn. Actually, I often get my clients to shut off thinking and FEEL their way forward. Why? Because, as you say, most “thinking” isn’t. It’s churning.
Sue Painter
Really appreciate the article, Lynn. Here’s one thing, though: “Be before you do” can be dangerous. Here’s what I mean. Some people can get stuck in needing to “be” perfect (or at least a certain way) before they do anything, thus getting stuck in not doing anything. For those folks, it’s important to take steps to Be AND Do, thus reaching both goals together. I can’t Be thin until I Do the healthy, mindful eating. See how it could be really easy to finish that sentence with “so why try?”, and stay stuck?
I know that’s not the point you’re making, but I thought I’d bring it up.
Thanks for your great insights, as always.
Lynn,
This is my favorite article of yours so far! It’s so true, we don’t really think. Yes, people may want to start a business, but their thoughts get in the way and keep them stuck.
Good food for thought (pun intended!).
Linda
I truly believe that thoughts create our lives. I always aim to think about the beauty in my now and the gorgeous things I desire yet to come! XO, Katherine.
Life Blossoming Systems
Be before you do
love that Lynn!
our thinking really is the thing that gives us the solid foundation for our spirit to soar!
Lynn, this is just great!
And reminds me of the little engine that could – you know: I think I can, I think I can, I think I can…
Fabulous reminder, Lynn.
Write on!~
Lisa
One of my favorite quotes is 6 inches is all that separates most people from success…the space between your temples. I can’t recall where that was initiated…but it is SO true!
Thanks for the great post!
Phil
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I love the quote you posted…“The more you change the way you look at things, the more we look at changes.” So powerful just like our thoughts.
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Lynn,
Thank you for a great reminder.
Mitch
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Good for you Sue, lots of road can lead to the same place.
Thanks for your wise words Grace!
Thanks Linda, pleased you enjoyed it.
Your brain must love you Katherine, such peaceful, lovely images.
Your brain must just love you Katherine, such lovely images of peace
So true Laura, and to ‘think’ we have a choice of what we think!
I loved that little engine when I was a kid, Terry!
Thanks Lisa!
That’s a good one Phil. Hadn’t heard it in a while, good reminder!
That one made a big impact on me the first time I heard it too!
You’re welcome Mitch