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When Your
Thoughts Take Flight
Vol 1. No. 1 October
2007
With the hustle and
bustle of today's multi-media world, it's easy to see how
quickly our thoughts can get away from us. Small wonder, as
we juggle our iPods and coffee cups in between text
messages, instant messaging, surfing the net and emailing,
right? Through the daily routine, some of us find our lives
coasting on auto-pilot. The more distracted we get, the
more broken up or disconnected our conversations become. In
the speed of things, we may lose control of our tongue.
We're often told to
watch what we say because we know the power of the
spoken word can seriously wound or greatly edify
another. There's more to to the saying "Think before
you speak" than you may realize. Before a word escapes
you, it first began as a thought. A thought is
the unspoken word.
It's trickier to navigate thoughts because they are hidden
and so many of them go unchecked. By acknowledging our
thoughts, we have the opportunity to set a better
course for impact of our own words.
We, as human
beings, have the great privilege of being able to
control our thoughts by giving agreement or disagreement
to them. We have the ability to say "Yes, I
accept/believe that" or "No, I don't accept/believe
that." The more emotional our agreement is, positive or
negative, the more power it exudes in our lives.
My clients
discover that the things they perceive as great
obstacles in their life originated in some false or
limiting thought or belief they have (unknowingly)
accepted for themselves. There are often years of
damaging self-talk (unspoken words and conversations)
that have taken up residence in their minds. It is
absolutely possible to capture those old thoughts or
distortions in thinking and command them into new
thoughts that bring about greater results and
ultimately...freedom. To believe that we have no
choice but to think about hurtful or damaging things
that have been said to or about us, is a grave
deception. It's true, you can't control what other
people think or say, but by your will and by
your command you can choose wisely the
thoughts you think
and the words you speak.
THIS MONTH'S CHALLENGE:
Get
your new thought engine started! Begin to identify
what influences your mood. If you find yourself
being particularly negative, impatient, or harsh in
tone and you can't shake it, try this: 1)
FIND THE
TRIGGER: Track back through the
day's events to see where it turned for you (To help
you get there, ask yourself if it was something
someone said or did to you or something you heard
that greatly infuenced your thinking and current
state of mind). 2)
AGREE OR DISAGREE : Once you've
found the disabling thought, remind yourself that
you have the power to disagree with or change
it. So cancel that destructive thought. (Remember,
if you automatically resign yourself to agree with
defeating thoughts then you are giving it permission
to actively live out in your life). 3) ACTIVATE
NEW THOUGHT: Challenge yourself to
find a new thought that brings better understanding
to your situation. (Start reading and listening to
books or programs that open up your perspective).
* It may be awkward in the beginning but
remember you're learning how to pilot new
thoughts. So give yourself some grace.
When you take an active role in your
thought life, don't be surprised if your heart
condition begins to shift...for the better! Let
your thoughts take flight into greater
joy-filled adventures.
The choice is yours...
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