“The diseases of the mind are more and more
destructive than those of the body.”
~ Marcus Tullius Cicero. 1st-century BC Roman philosopher
That thoughts become things is not new to our generation. Cicero was aware in the 1st Century BC.
The ego tries to incessantly fill our heads with worry, judgment, negative and self-defeating thoughts. A recent Higher Awareness article referenced the high-powered negative technology that runs amuck in our mind:
On spam: What unsolicited junk do we allow to enter our minds and distract us from what’s important?
On viruses: What malicious thoughts and behaviors sabotage our dreams and sap our vitality?
On worms: How do we allow fear to worm its way into our lives and subvert our highest intentions?
If only there was a computer service warranty we could take out on our minds. Perhaps there is – but does it ever require constant vigilance…
Silencing the mind. Getting quiet. Replacing negative thoughts with positive affirmations.
On getting quiet, Sir J. Lubbock wrote: “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time.”
A few weeks ago I wrote an article summarizing the book, “It Works,” http://rosiebrownrn.com/it-works/. Key points from the book include:
You must know what you want.
You have within you a mighty power capable of giving you that which you earnestly desire.
The Plan: write down on paper, in order of importance, the things and conditions you really want.
Three Positive Rules of Accomplishment:
1) Read the list of what you want three times each day: morning, noon, and night.
2) Think of what you want as often as possible.
3) Do not talk to anyone about your plan except the Great Power within you which will unfold your objective mind the method of accomplishment.
I wrote my list on an index card. A friend then encouraged me to turn the card over and write on the back, “What my life will look like in 6 months.”
How about this? “Ahh! Abundance just everywhere! So happy! My life is an explosion of JOY! My health is fabulous, I am blissfully happy, I am traveling the world! I have so much money with which to enjoy life and help others! I am so, so happy!! My partner is fabulous! I am so in love! Life is so grand! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! So grateful!”
Wonder what can happen if that card is read every day, three times a day? What would you write on your card? What do you want your life to look like in 6 months?
It takes effort to still the mind, sweep away the negative thoughts, and, consequently, cure the diseases of the mind. It can start with taking time every day to be still, empty your head, and then fill the mind back up with the dreams you have written on your index card.
“If each of us sweeps in front of our own steps, the whole world would be clean.”
~ Goethe
