You Are What You Think

Morris Goodman said, ''Man becomes what he thinks about.'' This was a guy that had his spinal cord crushed. He couldn't walk, talk, eat, or even breathe!  The doctors said he would ever do anything except blink his eyes.

Mr. Goodman thought otherwise. He decided that he would breathe on his own. So he did. He walked out of the hospital on his own two feet. The doctors could not explain it. Morris Goodman is called The Miracle Man, but he made his own miracle.

This might seem like an extreme example of mind over matter, but it makes me believe that I can change the little things in my own life. I can decide that I can eat avocados and stay away from the potty. That soap doesn't make me itchy. I am alert and in a fabulous mood even though I didn't sleep well.

If you say you are not as smart as other people, then you deliberately limit your own intelligence. If you think you can't learn how to play guitar, then you can't. If you tell someone that you are too old to learn how to use a computer, then you made yourself too old.

We each decide for ourselves what we can do. Societal norms should not dictate your memory capacity. Just because your age group thinks they are getting ''old and forgetful'', does that mean you are? Sounds a little like mass hysteria. It's funny that cultures that revere and respect their elderly population don't fall prey to standardized american ageing syndromes. I'm just saying . . . . .

We can say the following to ourselves: I can break bad habits. I can create good habits. I can become a good driver. I can create beautiful works of art. I can be thin and beautiful. I can be fat and beautiful. I can be as energetic as a child. I can do anything because I think I can!

So I have decided that I am a morning person. I will not get ''old''. Whatever amount of sleep I got was apparently all my body needed. I am as smart as anyone else. I may not enjoy doing some things, but I am capable of success in anything. And I am wealthy beyond measure. I'm just saying . . . . .

Positive Thinking

The person who looks at the positive side of a situation is happier. This isn't an opinion - IT IS A FACT.

If you want to be happier, try ignoring the negative aspects of things. I'm not saying that you have to put on rose colored glasses and pretend everything is perfect. But ask yourself this, "What benefit am I gaining by focusing on the bad, negative and/or evil side of this?" Really, what good is it doing you? Are you getting richer? Is your health improving? Is it making you younger? Do people like you more because of it? Is is solving any problem? Does it make you smarter? Are you more emotionally stable by negative thoughts? Does it bring your dog back? The answer to these is NO NO NO!

Actually, it is much worse than no. Your dog has still run off and hasn't come back. The stress of negativity affects your health, makes you feel unwell. Negative thinking stops your mind from exploring other ideas and certainly stunts growth of intelligence. Feeling negative makes you grouchy and other people don't enjoy the company of a grump. It could even affect your job performance; your negative attitude could be the reason your don't get that raise.

Now ask yourself this, "What benefit could I get from looking at the positive aspects of this?" By focusing on the good parts of a situation, you open yourself up to emotional and intellectual growth. There are unpleasant things in life, but if you look for good you will learn from your mistakes.

You will not be inhibiting your emotional growth; you wont beat yourself up over something that can't be undone. Looking at the positive side makes you receptive to ideas and thoughts that will solve your problem. By decreasing the stress in your life, you decrease the stress on your body. Decreased stress on your body makes you healthier and BONUS you will have less wrinkles and look younger! Feeling good makes you friendly and approachable, people want to be around you. I'd even bet they will help you find your dog!

Check out this bit of trivia, which just happens to reinforce my point. I Googled synonyms for positive and came up with this list:

     ~ beneficial
     ~ helpful
     ~ affirmative
     ~ constructive
     ~ effective
     ~ good
     ~ practical
     ~ productive
     ~ reasonable
     ~ useful
     ~ realistic
     ~ favorable
     ~ propitious


I also found antonyms for positive:
     ~ negative
     ~ disadvantageous
     ~ unhelpful
     ~ counteractive
     ~ antagonistic
     ~ perverse
     ~ injurious
     ~ discouraging
     ~ bad
     ~ weak
     ~ gloomy
     ~ pessimistic
     ~ damaging


Now then, which list do you want to be associated with?