The Power of the Mind

A couple of summers ago, I had a coworker who had recently been doing a lot of research on the power of the mind. He and I discussed this topic quite frequently while we worked together, and I became interested in it as well. However, he believed that there was some supernatural force in the universe that was manifesting his thoughts into what he wanted to see. I wasn’t quite that extreme, but I did take some very valuable ideas and concepts from our conversations that I believed could really make a difference in my life.

After I’d done a little research myself, I decided to give it a try. Why not? Even if I didn’t believe that the universe was my own personal genie, there was certainly no harm in doing my best to fill my mind with positive thoughts. So, I began to reflect on everything I was grateful for before bed each night. In the morning, before I even got out of bed, I would imagine my day going exactly as I wanted it to. Anytime throughout the day I would catch myself being negative about anything at all, I would make a conscious effort to turn my thoughts around.

Let me tell you, consciously changing your own thoughts is not as easy as it may seem. It takes a lot of work to monitor every thought that goes through your head. I realized that it would be much easier to focus on staying in a positive overall mood. It worked just as well, and was far less exhausting.

I soon began to find that I was having better days and I was much more confident. Allowing myself to truly believe I could accomplish my goals made me feel more empowered. I don’t think that my mind has some sort of magic power that bends time and space to cater to me, but I absolutely believe that because I was staying positive, I was achieving more for myself, and I felt better about helping others achieve their ambitions.

By the end of that year, I was accomplishing things I never knew I was capable of and I was truly happy for the first time in a very long time.

Recently, I let myself fall back into a rut of negativity. While I have many wonderful people and things in my life that I am extremely grateful for, I have found myself focusing on the negative again. This blog is a part of my plan to get back on track and live life as it was meant to be lived.