Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Thoughts are things! And powerful things at that, when mixed with definiteness of purpose, and burning desire, can be translated into riches – Napoleon Hill
The era we live in is a “See all; tell all” one. People are quick to speak and slow to think. We are constantly encouraged to speak our mind. The media encourages free speech to the degree that inaccurate reporting is a non-issue, they simply create other fanciful stories to elaborate how wrong they were. We are mostly impressed when our children finally learn to speak that we forget we ought to teach them how to think.
Thinking is such a powerful tool. One can go on and argue that thinking is in fact more important than speaking. Whatever it is that we say cannot be more powerful than the thought behind it. Does this not imply that we ought to invest heavily in our thinking systems? What we think ultimately dictates what we say and what we do. If our thoughts amount to nothing, it means our subsequent speech and actions will be meaningless.
How do we fine tune our thinking processes? We do this by looking closely at what we feed our minds. If we spend a large chunk of our time reading and watching shows that have no value, we feed our minds as such. We have all heard the popular saying “As a man thinks, so he is”. We cannot amount to more than we ponder upon. To put one’s thinking cap on means that we think, evaluate and review the details before we make an ultimate decision. There is nothing wrong with the phrases “I don’t know” or “I’ll get back to you”. Once we understand how powerful our words are, we really assimilate the importance of thinking before speaking.
When we are truly in a period of awakening, it is a time when we think more and speak less. It is when we realise that what we have been doing has not been working for us and that it’s time to return to the drawing board; time to put on our thinking caps.
Saturday, 18 September 2010
Friday, 3 September 2010
The Well Needed Reality Check
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. ~Philip K. Dick
As I drove my large meat wagon round and round the Tesco parking lot in London, I got a huge reality check – the parking spaces are not designed for my huge method of transport!
Many of us live in denial simply because it’s easier to do so. Why face the difficulties of life head up? Maybe if we ignore life’s circumstances long enough, they’ll just go away. Unfortunately whatever issues we refuse to acknowledge will never be solved. If we make a conscious decision to take stock of all the difficulties and obstacles that are impeding our way to achieving our dreams, we can figure out practical ways to resolve them and get on with the business of life. If we truly appreciate that certain broken relationships will never be fixed, we can open up our hearts and minds to new opportunities.
When we are brave and we confront the things that threaten to stand in our way and steal our goals and dreams, we can overcome. In taking the time to do a reality check, we can quickly identify goals that we have set that are unrealistic in the grand scheme of things. No one is perfect. We sometimes get things wrong or misconstrued. If I could get a dollar for every single time I’ve gotten it wrong in a major way, I’ll have no reason to get up and go to work in the morning! That is why it is essential to give ourselves a reality check so that we can separate what is doable from what is not. We can direct all our energies on what is achievable. The earlier we get to work, the sooner we can start to see results.
As I drove my large meat wagon round and round the Tesco parking lot in London, I got a huge reality check – the parking spaces are not designed for my huge method of transport!
Many of us live in denial simply because it’s easier to do so. Why face the difficulties of life head up? Maybe if we ignore life’s circumstances long enough, they’ll just go away. Unfortunately whatever issues we refuse to acknowledge will never be solved. If we make a conscious decision to take stock of all the difficulties and obstacles that are impeding our way to achieving our dreams, we can figure out practical ways to resolve them and get on with the business of life. If we truly appreciate that certain broken relationships will never be fixed, we can open up our hearts and minds to new opportunities.
When we are brave and we confront the things that threaten to stand in our way and steal our goals and dreams, we can overcome. In taking the time to do a reality check, we can quickly identify goals that we have set that are unrealistic in the grand scheme of things. No one is perfect. We sometimes get things wrong or misconstrued. If I could get a dollar for every single time I’ve gotten it wrong in a major way, I’ll have no reason to get up and go to work in the morning! That is why it is essential to give ourselves a reality check so that we can separate what is doable from what is not. We can direct all our energies on what is achievable. The earlier we get to work, the sooner we can start to see results.
Wednesday, 1 September 2010
It's Time to Wake Up!
Live to learn, learn to live, and then teach others. - Douglas Horton
What's your life like right now? Are you awake? And when I say "awake" I mean really awake. Life is complicated and can be both draining and exhausting. Many of us stumble through life like we are in some kind of trance. We find it hard to really live our dreams and achieve the dreams we long for. We settle for less because somewhere along life's sometimes painful journey, we lose our true selves. Maybe someone close to us had said we aren't good enough. Maybe we've tried and tried and nothing seems to work. We have resolved in our minds that it's indeed better to stop trying than to keep facing disappointments. Consequently, we lose confidence in ourselves and our abilities. We are tired when we get up in the morning and exhausted when we lay down to sleep at night.
For those of us than believe in a higher power, we pray and meditate as that is our only source of hope. In time I have learnt that life is what we make it. It really is up to you. Nothing good comes without real effort; sometimes you may have to fight. Yes - fight. Use of every ounce of energy you have to keep pressing forward. Never give up. Let's face it, if you don't live your dreams, who will? The pictures we have in our hearts are meant to materialize. One wise man once said that a life without a dream is not life at all. I challenge you today to wake up and pursue those ambitions. Rise from your slumber. Time is of the essence.
What's your life like right now? Are you awake? And when I say "awake" I mean really awake. Life is complicated and can be both draining and exhausting. Many of us stumble through life like we are in some kind of trance. We find it hard to really live our dreams and achieve the dreams we long for. We settle for less because somewhere along life's sometimes painful journey, we lose our true selves. Maybe someone close to us had said we aren't good enough. Maybe we've tried and tried and nothing seems to work. We have resolved in our minds that it's indeed better to stop trying than to keep facing disappointments. Consequently, we lose confidence in ourselves and our abilities. We are tired when we get up in the morning and exhausted when we lay down to sleep at night.
For those of us than believe in a higher power, we pray and meditate as that is our only source of hope. In time I have learnt that life is what we make it. It really is up to you. Nothing good comes without real effort; sometimes you may have to fight. Yes - fight. Use of every ounce of energy you have to keep pressing forward. Never give up. Let's face it, if you don't live your dreams, who will? The pictures we have in our hearts are meant to materialize. One wise man once said that a life without a dream is not life at all. I challenge you today to wake up and pursue those ambitions. Rise from your slumber. Time is of the essence.
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