We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make our world. -Buddha-
I think Bud (I can only assume that is what Buddha’s pals called him) sums things up rather succinctly.
The problem however is when we fail to recognize that we can be a slave to our thoughts. When they are left on their own, well they are akin to an unsupervised 3 year old with a permanent marker and a wall (or a valued book as my niece once proved to me). The probability that they are going to create something that is neither wanted nor easily removed is almost assured.
Yup it’s true. Our thoughts can quickly turn on us to become our own worst enemy and work vehemently to squash our dreams.
For this reason they should never ever be underestimated.
They are crafty little critters. They have mastered the art of disguise and can pass themselves off as something they are not. They are also shifty and bendy, trained in the art of unlawful entry slipping in undetected as doors are closing or zipping past when chaos abounds. And once they are in, they unleash hell like a deadly computer virus, leaving us feeling helpless, crippled or imprisoned within the confines of our own mind.
The good news is there is a cure.
Unwanted thoughts are like burned out light bulbs. We can simply replace them with ones that work; those that empower us. We just need to be present to catch ourselves when we are thinking something that is unwanted.
And when we do, don’t feed them. Don’t look directly at them. And for heaven sakes don’t make any sudden movements (this is also helpful should you find yourself face to face with a bear or an extremely irate duck). Just change them.
So what is the one thought you need to be wary of? If you are curious, head over to the comment section and check out my biggest nemesis. And if you are up to sharing, maybe you can add one that you need to be most wary of.
To ideas worth quitting,
Dean
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