Our thoughts are very powerful. In many ways, our thoughts and expectations shape our day. They certainly shape our moods. Curiously, though, many of our thoughts nowadays do not come from us. We are not in control of our own thoughts.
What do I mean?
Think about all the influences that affect your thought patterns throughout the day. Some intentional, some not so much. The television, the Internet, the gossip in the cubicle over, the long chat with a friend, the conversation overheard on the subway... There's so much stuff that gets fed into our brain. A lot of it we cannot control. We cannot control if a coworker goes into a long rant or if someone starts having a huge fight on the train.
But there's a lot of input that we can control. What are you watching? What are you listening to? What do you see around you? It's important that what you see, hear, smell, and touch are pleasing, inspiring, motivating. It should be things that put you in a good mood. The people that you choose to be around should be uplifting. The television shoes you watch should not strike fear or anxiety into your heart. There's enough stress and anxiety in this world, why would you ask for any more?
Monitor what you intake for one day. See how things affect you. The subtle energy changes that you feel when you see or watch them. I myself have significantly cut back on the nightly news. It used to be a long habit, but it also was a habit of rage, frustration, anger, yelling, and hopelessness. I don't like filling my nights with feelings of rage or hopelessness. This doesn't mean that I'm not informed. I find other ways to inform myself, and also limit the amount of time that I obsess about it.
It's the same with anything. Think about your input? What are you putting into your brain? Is it stuff that is enriching your life, or just filling time? Is it putting a smile on your face because you feel good, or because you are laughing at someone else? What can you do to change that?
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