YOU ARE WHAT YOU THINK    

 

Our thoughts create our life. Our thoughts are life. Like  people inside our heads, each one is telling us his story.  Each one gets us to see the world the way he sees it. Our thoughts occupy space inside our heads. Too many and it gets overcrowded.
If it gets overcrowded we can not see clearly. Too many thoughts and we get overworked; tired; and we use up energy just to feed them all; “I’ve got so much on my  mind!”
Too many negative ones overpower the good ones like bullies on a playground. Our thoughts try to control us. Our thoughts can be unruly, moody; they are always changing. Too many negative thoughts, too many fights inside our head, too many trying to control us; THE RESULT: anger, resentment, fear, low self esteem- unhappiness!  If we can not control our thoughts how do we control our behavior?

Control our thoughts!

 Ø      Treat them like the little people they are-like children. Understand them. Just watch them, don’t react to them. Detach yourself.  They can not harm you. Nor can you harm anybody if you don’t act on them.  Just listen to them. You don’t have to act or react. Just like with a child. Talk to them.  You’ll find you are talking to yourself-your child. 

 Then ask God for help. 

YOUR HEAD IS YOUR WORLD! YOU LIVE IN YOUR WORLD, YOUR HOUSE, GOVERNED BY YOUR THOUGHTS. YOU SEE YOUR THOUGHTS EVERYWHERE.  YOU SEE YOUR WORLD EVERYWHERE!  

Ø      Go on a diet. Do a housecleaning!!! Too many thoughts, memories, useless information are like with being overweight physically, we are sluggish, stressed out, high blood pressure, fatigued, slower, using up a lot of energy! If you want to feel young, be open minded and let the old stuff go! Get rid of useless thoughts.  You’ll see your energy improve. You’ll look younger, you’ll even lose physical weight.  You’ll be allowing new ideas to come in.  You’ll feel more energy come in.

 

v     Identify your defective thoughts.

What thoughts do you need to get rid of?  Defects are thoughts.  We act on our thoughts.  That’s why defects cause defective behavior.  What thoughts cause you defective behavior? Tell someone. Tell God. Ask God to get rid of them. “Please God help me not to think this way.”

Ask God to help you find a new way to look at things. 

v     Get rid of obsessions!

When we obsess, we are sending all of our energy into that person or object or idea. Because we are doing nothing but thinking of it.  Fantasizing about it, longing over it, hoping for it, thinking about it much of the time, regretting it, and over and over and on and on. Giving it attention is like rubbing sticks together, eventually it starts a fire!

The obsession takes time and attention.  Time and attention need energy. When we direct our energy to one thing, we have created a desire.  And a desire needs to be satisfied. Obsessions are never satisfied; neither are desires. Instead we quench the fire of these obsessions with pleasures. This is like adding more timber to the fire. It smothers it but eventually the timber ignites into a bigger fire than before. Like drinking. It smothers our feelings but re-ignites into an even worse situation.
Get rid of desires!
Don’t satisfy desires! Get rid of desires by facing the truth! Desire comes from anger.  Anger comes by escalating our thinking over and over  the thing that is bothering us and not getting any satisfaction.  An unsatisfied longing becomes an obsession! Obsessions seduce us. We have allowed ourselves to be seduced or tricked. This is denial. We no longer can see what started the fire or desire. We turn outside of ourselves for relief.   We are trying to satisfy our DESIRE with pleasure to put out the pain or satisfy it.  All we are doing is acting on a lie with another lie! Desire comes from the root word –IRE which means anger. So how can we stop being angry is the real problem!

Desire is like a FIRE. Put out the desire or fire! Liquor fuels the fire! Anger fuels the fire! Obsessing fuels the fire! Pleasure fuels the fire! Defective thinking fuels the fire!
Solution: get rid of desire and you put out the fire! In other words stop the lie by getting to the root of the desire and tell yourself the TRUTH! 

v     Decide what thoughts will come into your head! What kind of world do you want to see?  Look in your mind.  Look in your “house” Look at your thoughts! This is your life. So, if your life is unmanageable.  That’s because your thoughts are causing you to see themselves. And what you are seeing are your thoughts.  We look out on the world through our thoughts; they are our eyes to the world!  You can only see what you have inside. And what you have inside is only what you have taken inside.  Inside your head! So be selective. You are responsible for what comes in. YOU are the sole proprietor of your mind, YOUR HOUSE-YOUR LIFE!You decide who you want to be with.  You decide who you wish to invite over to your house.  You decide who you want to be on your side. You choose who will support you. You decide who will make you feel good. So the same is with your thoughts. They are like people!

Ø      Decide what thoughts you allow in your head! Before letting them stay ask yourself, are they helpful? nurturing?  Supportive?  Are they causing anxiety and using up a lot of energy? 

 v     Discipline your mind!
Like you would a child. You are your own parent. So talk to your thoughts like you would your child.
Ø      Observe.  Understand.  Love. Communicate.
Ø      Accept only supportive and nurturing thoughts.
Ø      Control the mind by talking with it.  Gain its respect!
Talk to yourself; understand your thoughts. When you do that you begin to understand yourself.  Watch and observe your thoughts like children. Then you begin to see how you think.  Watch what thoughts come in. When a negative thought or emotion comes up, just observe it. Like with anger.    It’s ferocious so watch and detach and be careful. Allow it to happen in your mind. Watch it.  Calm it down if possible or let it get tired out like a child having a tantrum. Allow only what is healthy and supportive in.

 v  ASK FOR GOD’s HELP
 Ø      We can not get rid of bad thoughts without the help of God. 
Ø           "Lean not on your own understanding!"
Ø      Pray to God to show you the way!
Ø         Keep your thinking pure of wrongful thinking (resentment, worry, negativity, criticism, defects)

Ø      Meditate.  Keep Heaven calm and still. God and peace  reside within you. Ask God what you should do about each questionable situation. The answer will come if you want it. Listen to your conscience.

 

     HAPPINESS COMES FROM A DISCIPLINED MIND!
Peace come from conquering desires! Happiness comes from self restraint and discipline. Peace comes from controlling the mind.
v     The Mind and Body is the temple of the Holy Spirit!
v     Heaven resides within us. "Behold the Kingdom of Heaven is within."

Ø      Our lives will be peaceful.  

 

Recommended reading:

	The Fountain of Youth