Our thoughts determine the quality of our mental health, our physical wellbeing and our emotional life.
Our thoughts therefore play a different but as important role as our heart, the engine of our physical health and our mind the engine of our mental life.
How do you think, best case or worst case thinker? fantasises or catastrophes?
We have all been taught unconsciously how to think, we have learned from our parents, who learned from their parents, school plays a role, peers plays a role and then as we grow we get to choose our opinions based on our beliefs and thinking. The life we live is determined by the thoughts we think, so if we expect life to be challenging and hard, it will be, as we believe it to be that way and will even question the good events that occur. If we believe that life is a gift and we are grateful, good will happen and we can create our dreams, then we will and all of this is created from our mind.
Take a moment and ask yourself;
- how do I feel about today?
- what do I believe I can create in my life?
- does my thinking support me?
- do I get lost in worst case, catastrophic thinking?
- how often do I get lost in daydreaming or fantasy thinking?
- do I trust my thoughts to support me?
- have I ever questioned how I think?
Your mindset, the way you look at life, the way you think is therefore programmed in as you grow and at this point you are not aware of the programming. However you are now aware which is why you are reading blogs like this, you want change, you want to make changes and they start with your thoughts. They start with practising a growth mindset, to allow yourself to be open to view the world differently, to notice yourself, your reactions, your thoughts and then to question if they work for you or not.
Take a moment;
- what is the first thought you would like to change? what would you change it to?
- what are a few other thoughts that if you challenged would change you?
- explore where in your life it feel most difficult, stuck, challenging?
Rehearse some new thoughts, if that feels too much, look up people that you admire and research how they view the world, how they think about different aspects of life, whether it is a sports hero, business leader, spiritual advisor, writer, artist, scientist, astronaut, fashion designer, whoever inspires you, read about their journey and a few of their interviews!
Your thoughts are the hard drive to your life, in order to create a better life, it requires investing time and reflection as to how you are you and then noticing where that works and where that holds you back.
The happiness, the ease, the calm, the gratitude, the contentment, the success, the health, the comfort, the quality of your life all depends upon YOUR THOUGHTS and the way YOU THINK!!
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