“A fine quotation is a diamond in the hand of a man of wit and a pebble in the hand of a fool.” — Joseph Roux
Some may say it is silly, others may see no relevance in it, but I have always been of the opinion that your thoughts shape your life. Personally, this has been proven time and time again so I no longer hold much weight to the words of nay sayers. Filling your mind with positive words and therefore thoughts is not much different to enjoying a day out doing something you really love doing. Your heart and mind are occupied with "the good stuff" and there really isn't any time or space for the negatives to creep in and tap you on the shoulder, nor for you to sit inside your own head becoming your own worst enemy as you dissect things which are less than perfect in your life.
There are many times in my life upon which I can reflect and recall the impact a simple set of words written by someone else has had on me - but the mind is a great trickster... especially the corner of it which holds our fears and insecurities. You may read something that impacts you in a greatly positive manner, but soon after - receive a little tap on the "shoulder" which in an instant can wipe your mind clean of the inspiration, motivation or positivity you felt literally a minute prior.
The secret to silencing that tap on the shoulder, from that dark little corner of your mind is to realise that the mind will believe ANYTHING it is told often enough! Not a complicated secret is it? No. But - it does require effort as well as consistency... two things which much of the human race appear to be somewhat void of these days in many respects. For myself, those two "ingredients" are pretty much the foundation of any good life recipe and for that reason, I began feeding my mind positively a long time ago.
I recall going through a particularly trying time in my life shortly after I had just moved into my own place for the first time at the age of 18 - or round about there. I was employed as a graphic designer in the last place of employ I would ever work. The pay was crap, I was being ripped off with my rental (for what I was getting) and every single month was a rough ride. I would pawn whatever I could to make sure I could eat because my rental literally swallowed 90% of my monthly earnings... but I was determined to live on my own. Add to that a mountain of self-created recreational problems and I began to slide a slippery slope to nowhere.
I bought a book. The Power of Intention written by Dr. Wayne W Dyer. That book impacted my life GREATLY - I actually cannot even express in words, just how much. I went and bought myself about five packs of little sticky yellow post its - you know the one's... and I sat and started writing positive and uplifting quotes on them. I stuck them.... EVERYWHERE in my place - like EVERYWHERE! They were at the sink, on the mirrors, walls, doors, cupboards, inside the cupboards, ceiling - you name it. My home looked like a prize promo for post its themselves.
But it IMPACTED me, every single moment of my every day. When you are constantly confronted with that, you have no option but to read it because it is staring you in the face. How many times you read the same thing is of no consequence, in fact - the more, the better. It was through that little "long term" exercise and seeing the positive impact it had on my mind and my life that I began to see things VERY differently.
“Minds of people need a good revolution and great quotations are good revolutionists!” - Mehmet Murat Ildan
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Until next time...
Much Love from Country Bumpkinland, South Africa xxx
Jaynielea
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VERY grateful!! Thank you!!!!! 💖
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Exactly correct. 100%
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