Just
Own
Yourself
™
(Now for the opposite experience…)
Then there was the time I was driving in a snowstorm on
the highway, one of the busiest interstates in Illinois. You know how our minds sometimes drift off
and we suddenly find ourselves in a daydream … so, there I was, imagining
myself in full detail on the side of the road in a pile of snow, calling a
friend for help because I lost control of my car and ended up in a ditch. Well, this was one of the scariest times of
my life, because just THAT happened but minutes after I imagined it! I lost control of my car, it spun around in
the middle of a 4-lane highway, and I swear my car must’ve been surrounded by a
legion of angels, because somehow I ended up unscathed on the left side of the
road … in the middle of a ditch!
Through the above experiences (and many others!), I’ve
learned we really are the creators of our own reality – and I’ve many more
examples than just the two above.
You’ve probably heard the saying “be careful what you wish
for, because you just might get it”. And
I’ll add to that saying – do you really want it?! Think of a wish as a thought. What are you focusing your thoughts on? Are you mindlessly daydreaming, or letting
your mind get carried away in something dreadful? We don’t think we’re wishing for anything
negative, but when we’re find ourselves flagrantly daydreaming of something
awful happening, or our thoughts are focused on fear or worry, that is what
we’ll produce or manifest.
What if we were to consciously turn our negative thoughts
around and change our focus and expect otherwise? Such as I did with my pregnancies, that I
didn’t do when I was caught up in my mind imagining something terrible
occurring in that snowstorm. Our minds
are so powerful. Now when I find myself
starting to envision negativity of any kind, I’ll stop the thought midway and
turn it around to something positive, or use it to my advantage to pay
attention to what my intuition is trying to tell me (such as slow down and stay
out of the left merge lane in the midst of a major snowstorm).
I’ve also learned that our lives always reflect back to us
what we think, feel and believe. Either
positive or negative. Conscious thought
or unconscious thinking. We need only to
look at our surroundings to see the result of our current state of mind. Also known as cause (thinking) and effect
(outcome). We really do create our own
reality. Do you like what you see? Are you creating a lot of good, or a lot of
not-so-good?
Many people, especially new-thought teachers and
motivational speakers, are saying the same thing, trying to empower conscious
thought and positive thinking to help people create better lives. I don’t think there can be enough messengers
out there … but I’m also a firm believer in trusting our own experiences as the
true mentor. Think back to your own
experiences, your own life, when you were either thinking negatively and
brought about negative consequences as a result of where your focus was … or,
positive experiences as a result of where your mindset was. Our personal encounters are our own best
teachers. If we’re not already, we must
become cognizant of using our minds wisely, for that’s where the magic in life
truly has its chance to begin.
“Change your thoughts and you change your world."
~Norman Vincent Peale
”Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental
picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit
it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture...Do not build up
obstacles in your imagination." ~Norman Vincent Peale
“Now that it's all over, what did you really do
yesterday that's worth mentioning?” ~Coleman Cox
Make yours a life worth mentioning!
Peace and blessings to all,
Victoria
