Control Your Thoughts As I Do Mine, For We All Become What We Think About

Sure, I lifted the title off an Earl Nightingale seminar, but that is the reality we all as human beings can all agree on. We all become what we do think about and do while thinking about it a majority of the time. If we did not, then, reality would really be just pure random chance. But it is not. It works like we make it work through our thoughts and actions, in that order. Sure, even if you do not agree with me or want to admit this reality, it is how life and existence does work. If life and existence did not work like that, then everyone would be uniformly rich or poor without exceptions and life would be based on pure fate without a chance to improve or get worse. Anyone with normal intelligence knows that the facts are different, that as long as there is a chance to improve, there is always a chance to improve as long as there are variables that can be adjusted somehow. So, as long as we think genuinely independently, we do become our thoughts and actions.

Sure, I could be more technical, but, I want this to be understood, not read and then almost everyone says to themselves in some form, "it sounds nice, but it cannot be put into practice." Realistically, it has to be understandable to be put into practice anyhow. So, think in these terms, if you can think, control your thoughts well, for they determine everything in your life including your actions beyond random chance. Let me put it this way, the better you control your thoughts, the less random chance has to do with it. Come on, though, I am not saying that random chance and margins are totally out of the picture or reality here, but I am saying that things are controllable to the extent that we use our consciousness, thoughts and actions productively in that order.

Sure, I am not saying that it is easy in any way though. I am just saying that things are controllable to the extent that we use our consciousness, thoughts and actions productively. Productively does not mean the same as "easy" or "hard", it just means productively as opposed to destructively. Productive is good, destructive is bad, those are the realistic semantics I am getting at. That last sentence, right there is as technical as I get in this article, because I want everyone to understand and understand in a deeply realistic way what I am getting at in this article. I am only getting technical near the end too, because the core message has been given. Sure, there are three paragraphs to this article that do count as "beginning", "middle" and "end", but realistically, this whole article is really just the beginning to the reality of this subject until put into practice in a permanently working way. When it is that, it is definitely on track forever. But until then, consider this article the beginning. As for the end, well it never ends. Effort and vigilance are forever, so is creativity and realistic productivity. For, it starts with thinking and ends in rational action in the sense that we all must do what we have to do. I end there, but, I hope I have stimulated and informed you of a full reality of the situation in this article. Note that I said "a full reality" and not "the full reality", because "the full" implies that there is a limit, "a full" means that there are other facets and limitless pieces to the puzzle picture before it even reaches close to being fulfilled and "put together" so to speak. This may seem like more semantics and meanings, but realistically, being thorough and honest is what makes it all worthwhile. Thought, action and fulfillment go together like that like puzzle pieces that work together.

My name is Joshua Clayton, I am a freelance writer based in Inglewood, California. I also write under a few pen-names and aliases, but Joshua Clayton is my real name, and I write by that for the most part now. I am a philosophical writer and objective thinker and honest action taker. I also work at a senior center in Gardena, California as my day job, among other things, but primarily I am a writer.

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Why Bad Thoughts Are So Bad

Thoughts are energy in motion, and the quality of our thoughts colors not only the energies around us but also the energies within our body. Want to avoid ill health, wrinkles, loneliness, depression? Watch what you're thinking about! That's right, watch your thoughts, be conscious of every thought that goes through your mind.

Your belief system shapes your thoughts without you even being aware of this fact. If you're one of the few lucky ones who've had a happy childhood, you're more likely to have a positive inner belief system. You're more likely to have a positive image of yourself and of life. The others, the less lucky ones will more likely suffer from insecurities, low self-esteem, fear and a chronic negative outlook on life. If you were brought up with parents who were constantly battling with each other, and fighting for their existence, you'll grow up believing that life is hard and difficult and you have to fight your way through to exist. You will probably also have a negative belief system about relationships which makes it difficult for you to have and maintain a happy relationship with a partner and you'll more likely than not suffer from low self-esteem and have no self-love.

Whatever the reason may be, in this article I'd like to focus on how and why negative thoughts are so bad for you. The reasons are many and I'll begin with your health because that is the most important for all of us. Your health should be on top of the list for without it you can literally achieve nothing. Chronic negative thoughts have a negative effect on every cell of your body. When you think negative thoughts your brain releases poisonous chemicals that rush through your blood streams throughout your body, causing damage to your nervous system, to your organs and other tissues of your physical body. In other words every cell in your body turns negative. This might not be noticeable at first but as you grow in age, the wear and tear will show. It is believed amongst other illnesses chronic negativity can even cause cancer. Science has discovered exactly what damage negativity does to your body and in contrast how joy and laughter or even a smile can spread a rush of healing chemicals that makes the cells of your body dance with joy!

Negative feelings cover the whole gamut of human emotions, frustration, annoyance, irritability, anger, worry, anxiety and depression even, guilt, hate, stress, jealousy and fear. An overdose of any or all of these feelings over many long years will have a negative effect on your physical body. Negative thoughts and good health cannot tango gracefully together. Your immune system will suffer and you'll be drained of all your energies. And there's more harm done. Negativity leads to low self-esteem, exhaustion, drugs and/or eating disorders, extreme overeating or loss of appetite. It can also lead to loss of sleep. Negative thoughts also act as a barrier to the flow of abundance in your life. When you are in a negative state of mind you do not attract, you cannot attract anything good to you. We attract to us what energies we put out and our thoughts are energies that radiate from us. So if you harbor negative thoughts you'll be attracting negative people and negative events to you. This in turn supports your beliefs and you feel stuck and you wonder why everything seems to be going wrong for you.

How about how your negativity affects other people around you, your family, your friends, your colleagues at work. Have you ever wondered how others feel when you are wrapped up in your own misery? You must have experienced how you feel when one of your friends is negative and shares or imposes his or her bad feelings onto you. You must know how uncomfortable that feels.

This reminds me of an episode that happened to me some years ago in a Buddhist Monastery of all places! I had volunteered to cook a meal for 35 people and I had three assistant volunteers. Helga was peeling the potatoes when I was informed that there was going to be another 5 guests for lunch. So I asked Helga to go down to the cellar and to fetch more potatoes. Helga went down and fetched the potatoes but when she returned she had obviously talked herself into a frenzy! She seemed outraged, she dumped the basket of potatoes on to the table, her face red, she turned to me and screamed that she wasn't going to peel anything any more and that's not what she came for and she stomped out slamming the door so hard it made the pots rattle. We were in shock! There was total silence in the kitchen. I reshuffled the load of work and the rest of us quite shaken, carried on. No one said anything. It was an unusual outburst in such calm serene surroundings to say the least. It hurt more because in a monastery everyone lets down their guard and feels vulnerable. No one expects to be attacked or aggressed in a monastery. Of course it upset us terribly. Twenty minutes later Helga returned all smiles, she walked in all chirpy smiling from ear to ear, put on her apron and said, 'Well, now I feel much better.' I looked at her in astonishment and all I could say was, 'Helga, I'm happy you feel better. But we certainly could have done without all that negative energy which is now here in this kitchen and in the food as well. Please leave us we can manage fine without you.'

You see, it is selfish and unfair to other people for an angry person to pollute the air with their negative energy! It's like dumping trash on everyone. It is a total waste of time and energy to have even one negative thought. It serves no one. On the contrary it does more harm than good all round.

Oh and one more thing a negative person is so not sexy! There is no sex appeal in negativity.

In the past I often heard people say 'I can't help it this is the way I am. I can't change that.' I always thought that was nonsense. I don't hear that very often nowadays any more, obviously, because we know better. We know that we can change the way we think. We can make our choices. We know that we can choose to think positive thoughts instead of negative ones. Obviously there's a lot of work and effort involved but that's another article. With training you can learn to change your belief system and so change your thoughts from negative to positive.

If you are someone who even sometimes has negative thoughts, don't wait any longer do something about that now and watch how your life will change for the better.

Margo is spiritual teacher/life coach/speaker/author since twenty years. She has a PhD in the Science of Metaphysics. Her book Cosmic and Universal Laws list 269 Universal laws that influence our daily lives. It's available at amazondotcom. The Law of Thought mentioned in this article is one of the laws listed in this book. Visit Margo's website http://www.margokirtikar.com/ and read what her clients have to say. Also download her free ebook HOW TO BE A PEARL OYSTER that gives you some training to improve your positive attitude. Margo holds teleseminars and coaches one to one on line. First 15 minutes free. She's also available on skype. Contact e mail is margo@margokirtikar.com. Follow Margo on twitter.

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Our Ideas And Thoughts Into Reality

How many times have you had a thought about doing or wanting something, only to let it slip away?

I do believe that what is meant for us will not pass us by and if it is right, the things that do pass us by will come back to us at the right time and sometimes this could take a short amount of time or it could take years, the point is, when something is truly meant, it will keep coming at us over and over again until we sit up and take notice of it.

If we want something badly enough, we can however help things greatly with positive visualisation and thus turning our thoughts into reality.

It is not just about purely having a thought and then leaving it up to the universe, it is about meeting the universe half-way and we have to put in the time, positive energy, hard work, dedication, practice and patience, the key is not to give up.

If you have a thought that you want to make into a reality you need to hold the thought and start to be pro-active with it. Set the wheels in motion in the physical sense, no matter how small the action is you are already on the road to making your thought a reality. Watch the snowball effect that takes place.

We will soon have something up on our site helping you to create your own vision board, which is a useful tool for turning your thoughts into reality.

Visualisation helps too, by visualising yourself where you want to be and achieving each small goal step by step, laying the foundations and gradually gathering momentum until you feel yourself speeding along.

Pause for a moment every so often to see how far you have come from your thought into reality process, pick up the reins, let the thoughts keep flowing and achieve the next goal. In being pro-active you have released your thought and created a reality.

I always also say to people be careful what you want to attract and to make sure that what you think you want, is really what you actually do want in reality, because sometimes if you think really hard about something, maybe it is not what you want after all.

Some things take longer that others to achieve but remember don't give up, you will get there in the end.

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What to Do When You're Stuck on Negative Thoughts - Keep Moving Forward No Matter What

It's been said in many different ways - whatever you focus on expands. What I say is "Whatever you focus on is what you get; negative or positive, so focus on the positive and you'll bring more positive into your life."

I'm not saying I am always in a positive state or that just thinking positive will get you where you want to be. Negative thoughts creep up on me, too, only now I don't allow them to last as long. When I'm focused, look out world. I believe with FOCUS we can achieve almost anything.

Everything that is in the Universe began with a thought. All of the great masters have known this and teach this daily. If you are using a pad to take notes right now, someone had to think about making a pad before it became a reality. Someone had to then think about how to make the paper. Someone had to think about a writing utensil. Everything is a thought in our mind before it becomes a reality in the Universe. Nothing simply appears out of thin air. Right? How many times have you had a great idea and someone else stole it from you? Or at least that's what you said. "Hey, that was my idea" but you didn't tell anyone so you knew no one really stole it from you. If you'd brought your thought to the right person perhaps you'd be rich.

Think about how wonderful inventions are. Have you ever seen the scraper for the restaurant tables for your crumbs, post-it pads, erasers, cameras, or toothpicks? Before that table scraper came out, didn't you use your knife to clean off your table? I did and someone else did too. But guess what - they took action on their thoughts.

Perhaps you have self-defeating thoughts about yourself. The more you think these thoughts, the more they become who and what you think you really are. I have good news for you. You could change those thoughts in an instant. Literally! Right now! Are you ready?

Take a minute or two and think of some negative thoughts that you bring to mind on a regular basis. Don't stay with them too long. We do need to understand what we say in order to put it in the positive though. Now that you are aware of what you say to yourself, how can we change it to the positive? That's the easy part, JUST CHANGE IT! Sounds too simple doesn't it? Here's what works for me.

Catch yourself when you are having a self-defeating thought. As soon as you feel, hear or think one of these thoughts in your mind say the word "Cancel" or "Cancel that thought". You could even use the word "Delete". Say anything that is going to make your mind know that you are getting rid of that thought immediately. After you cancel your self-defeating thoughts replace them with self-fulfilling thoughts. In other words, replace the negative with the positive. It's an age old concept but it works almost every time for me!!!!

Here's an example of affirmations for changing your self defeating thoughts into self fulfilling ones:

If you drop a dish and break it you might say in your mind or out loud, "I'm so clumsy, I do things like this all the time". Replace that with "I'm becoming more and more graceful each and every day" or "I am so agile". Make these statements even if you feel like they are not true. You become what you believe you are, what you think about, and feel about the most. I learned from the Masters to "Act as if". If you're not already who or where you want to be "Act as if" you are already that person, in that place, being who you really are meant to be.

Everything that you have right now or anything that you are lacking in your life is a manifestation of your past and present thoughts, of what you've focused on. Your thoughts and focus control your destiny. You are responsible.

If in the past and present you've been thinking:

I'm not good enough.

I'll never have enough money.

I'm never going to amount to anything.

Guess what - right now I could pretty much guarantee that: you're struggling, you're not good enough, you don't have money, and you think you'll never amount to anything. UNTIL NOW!!!!

You took the first step by reading this article. Now, and I mean RIGHT NOW you could begin to change that thought process. You are now on your way to a more conscious you. Give yourself a pat on the back. Negative thoughts that you've learned in the past, could now be reversed. I love this quote from Yoda, "You must unlearn what you have learned". You can't change what happened in the past but you could begin changing your life right NOW!! Everything you think about and focus on from THIS moment on can ultimately turn your life around in a positive way, as long as your thoughts are positive and you keep your Focus. Your thoughts must be self-fulfilling thoughts. You and your thoughts can change your entire life around starting RIGHT NOW!! FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS. Am I making that clear? Do you understand that if you're ready so is the Universe? If you are ready and you align your Focus with good and what you want, not what you don't want, you could change your life. I want to be sure you understand because this is powerful!

If you'd like to share your experience with changing your thoughts or changing your focus, post a comment to this article or email me at getmotivatedwithmarion@yahoo.com.

Marion's focus is on overall personal development, health and fitness, growth, healing, and wellness. She has been featured in 'Shape' and 'Miss Fitness' magazine as a "Success Story". Several exercise tips of Marion's were published in Prevention magazine and she also had a local TV Show called "Focus On". Marion is a certified Personal Trainer and Fitness Counselor. She was certified as a Hypnotist and Level I & II Reiki Practitioner. She practiced Thought Field Therapy and has worked with Kinesiology

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Having Positive Thoughts - What You Think, You Become

Your brain works very much like a bank. Every day you make thought deposits in your "mind bank". These thought deposits develop and become your memory.

Everyone experiences plenty of unpleasant, upsetting, and discouraging thoughts. But negative thinkers and positive thinkers deal with unpleasant thoughts in opposite ways.

Negative thinkers take them to heart, so to speak. They dwell on the unpleasant thoughts, thereby giving them priority in their memory. They don't take their mind away from them. At night those unpleasant thoughts are the last thing on their mind.

Confident, positive thinkers, on the other hand, "don't give it another thought." Positive thinkers specialize in putting positive thoughts into their memory bank. Negative, unpleasant thoughts deposited in your memory can affect your mind. Negative thoughts produce needless worry, frustration, and feelings of inferiority.

Thinking in a negative way prevents you from leading a successful, rewarding, and meaningful life. Negative thoughts drain your energy levels, leaving you feeling worn-out. If you pay attention to negative thoughts they will just get bigger and stronger, causing minor issues to seem far worse than what they really are.

No one escapes life's ups and downs. Positive thinkers have their fair share of bad days and setbacks. The big difference is that they are more confident and show a positive attitude when faced with difficult situations.

Positive thinkers are focused on solutions to a challenging condition and getting results. They will invest their time in coming up with solutions rather than waste valuable time dwelling on their problems.

They are also action orientated and they will come up with the best method to overcome the condition and push forward. Positive thinkers take control of the problems and issues in their lives and by taking control they have control over the outcome.

Try this: In those moments when you are alone with your thoughts - when you are out walking the dog or taking a nice relaxing bath - remember pleasant, positive experiences. Deposit good thoughts in your memory bank. This boosts confidence. It gives you that "I-feel-good" feeling. It also helps keep your body functioning healthily.

Here is an excellent plan: Just before you go to sleep think pleasant thoughts and deposit them in your memory bank. Count your blessings. Reflect on the positive things you have to be thankful for; your spouse, your children, your friends, your health. Reflect on the positive things you experienced today. Reflect on your triumphs and accomplishments. Think about the reasons why you are glad to be alive.

Whenever you think of a situation of any kind, focus on the good part of that experience; forget the bad. Bury it. If you find yourself thinking about the negative side, turn your mind off completely. Your mind wants you to forget the unpleasant. If you cooperate, unpleasant memories will gradually get smaller and fade away.

Finally, it really is easy to forget unpleasant thoughts if you simply refuse to pay any attention to them. Withdraw only positive thoughts from your memory bank.

Teresa Morss writes about self-improvement and personal development If you would like more information on these subjects visit: http://www.howtothinkpositive.blogspot.com/

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Keep what do I do if you're Stuck on Thoughts on negative-running ahead regardless of what

It is said in many different ways — regardless of the focus on expands. What can I say is "Whatever focus on is what you get; as a result of negative or positive, so focus on the positive and you'll bring more positive of your life. "

I am not saying I'm always positive or positive thought you just where you want to be. Negative thoughts creep up on me, too, only now does not allow them to last for so long. When I'm tense, take a look around the world. I think the FOCUS that the achievement of almost everything.

Everything in the universe began a thought. All great masters have known this and teach this daily. Using the console, are now taking notes, someone have to think about on a pad, before he became a reality. Someone had to then think as paper. Someone had to think about a ballpoint pen. Everything is under our mind before it becomes a reality in the universe. Nothing appears simply with thin air. Right? How many times has this great idea and someone else stole from you? Or at least is a spoken command. "Hey, that was my idea," but you don't say that anyone so no one really knew stole it from you. If you had thought it would be rich is probably the right person.

Think about how wonderful inventions are. Have you ever seen a knife for tables in the restaurant, the sadness of post-it pads, erasers, cameras or wykalaczek one? Before she got scraper that table, do not allow Your knife clean table? I did, and someone else did too. But Guess what-they had taken action on their thoughts.

You may have thoughts of suicide. The more you think these ideas, the more they become who and what think you really are. I have good news for you. You can change these thoughts immediately. Literally! Right now! Are you ready?

Take a minute or two and think about some negative thoughts that come to mind on a regular basis. Do not log on with them too long. We need to understand what to say to put it in a positive though. Now that you are aware of what you say to yourself, how can we change it into a positive? Is the easiest step, simply change it! Sounds too simple to say? Here is what works for me.

Catch yourself when you need to mean suicide attacks. As soon as possible, hear or feel think, one of those thoughts in your mind say the word "Cancel" or "Cancel" you thought ". You can even use the word "Remove". Say anything that intends to make the mind to know that you are to get rid of this thoughts immediately. After cancelling their thoughts are thoughts of suicide to replace them. In other words, replace the negative is positive. Is the concept of old age, but works almost every time for me!!!!

Here is an example of automatic thoughts change receipts, beating themselves fulfilling ones:

If you drop the dish and divide it, which you can say in your mind or voice "I'm so clumsy, do to things like this all the time". Replace with "I'm increasingly fluid every day" or "I'm so agile." Submit these statements, even if you feel like you, are not fulfilled. Become what you think you are, what you think and feel about the most. Learned from the master to "Act like". If you do not have already come, or when you want to be "act like" this person, you're already here, but who really is set out in.

Everything you have now or anything that are lacking in their lives is the manifestation of ideas past and present what you already are. Your thoughts and focus control of your destiny. AreState responsible.

If in the past and now you can been thinking:

I'm not good enough.

Never I'll have the money.

I would never amount to anything.

Guess what-now can I pretty much guarantee that you have trouble, you're not good enough, you don't have money and you think that you'll never amount to anything. UNTIL NOW!!!!

The first step was by reading this article. Now, a is RIGHT NOW you can change the process. You are now in its own way more aware of the user. Give yourself on the back of the helmet. Now you must reverse the negative thoughts that you've learned in the past. I love this quote from Yoda, "you must unlearn what though. You cannot change what happened in the past, but you can start now to change your life!! Everything you think about and focus on "from THIS moment on, eventually you can turn on in a positive way, your life around, as long as ideas are positive and keep the focus. Your thoughts must be think. You and your thoughts can change throughout life around starting now!!! FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS. Am I making clear this? You understand that if the State is ready so the universe? If you are ready, and align the focus of the good and what is, not what is not, you can change your life. I want to make sure that you understand, because it is powerful!

If you want to share their experience changes in their thoughts, or changing the focus, please comment this article or e-mail me at getmotivatedwithmarion@yahoo.com.

Marion to concentrate on the overall personal development, health and fitness, growth, healing and wellness. To view 'Ksztaltu ' and 'Miss Fitness "magazine as" a Success ". Some tips for Marion published in prevention magazine, and she also had a local TV show called "Focus On". Marion is a certified personal coach and Fitness Advisor. She was certified as a hypnotist and level I and II of the Reiki practitioner. She practiced Thought field therapy, and worked with Kinesiology

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