Your mind is a marvelous thing, even if there is only 10% usage (a fact never proven). We do know that the brain is control central – it regulates all physical function of the body. Yet we perceive the brain as much more than that. It is the origin of our thoughts.
Your brain never stops churning out thoughts; it interprets everything you see and attaches language to the sights. Even when you sleep your brain keeps right on thinking, and it provides its own images.Obviously, sight and thought are closely linked. Ronny Milsap once appeared on a talk show with his son. At the time, the son fit the image of teenage rebellion, with outlandish hair and body piercing. Asked if he was aware of his son’s appearance, Milsap answered that he’d been told. “How do you feel about that?” the host pressed.
I certainly don’t remember Milsap's exact quote, but the upshot was that since blindness prevented him from seeing his son, he based his opinion on his son's character and behavior, not what his son wore or how he styled his hair. He blieved his son was a pretty good kid. Probably the best example ever presented of being able to “see” past appearances.
What we see influences what we think, but can it work the other way around? What we think influences what we see? We all have negative self-talk, those labels that were given to us in childhood, or that we assigned to ourselves as results of failures.
- I have no talent
- I talk too loud, too much, too long
- I’m too quiet, shy, stuffy
- I’m too dumb for that job
- I’m not pretty/handsome enough
- I always do the wrong thing
- I never win
- What’s the use
- Who cares
These are generic negative statements, and each of us have many more specific to our lives. Repeated in thought or word, they become our mantras and repeated often enough, they become our truths. These self limiting, negative truths put blinders over our eyes. Once we’ve convinced our minds our vision seldom sees beyond these limits; we seldom sees the vista of new possibilities.
You can change that by changing your self talk. Start to take note of the negative statements you repeat, out loud or in thought. Words to watch for are never, always and too. Keep a list (it will grow in the beginning) and for every negative statement that limits your potential, write a positive opposite. Replace I always do the wrong thing, with I make smart choices and decisions. Write your positive statement several times, fill a page or several pages. Say it out loud while you write.
This multidisciplinary method uses auditory, visual and kinesthetic senses to reinforce thought patterns; say it, see it, feel it, be it. Try it – it works!
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