People often talk about needing to “find themselves,” but really, we’re right here all along. The trick isn’t to buy a sports car, or go to the Himalayas and sit on a mountain, but to instead make a new commitment to get to really know you again. The way to do this is to listen to your thoughts as much as possible throughout each day. For most people, thoughts just play on auto-play in the background for most of the day, and aren’t noticed individually so much as they are felt over the long term. If we hear something around 30 times, we believe it, and it’s hard to believe anything else. If we do something around 1000 times, it becomes an unconscious habit, a natural response that we’re not even aware of. Believing is accepting, so if you are constantly having any negative thoughts that drove you to accept things that just aren’t true, then the repetition of those thoughts on a daily basis affirms them over and over again. Have you ever heard of “affirmations?” They’re those direct, positive thoughts and statements that a lot of the self-help and motivation world advise to do and use every day. Maybe taped to the bathroom mirror, or said aloud, or read on fancy store bought cards with pretty pictures. While they may seem insignificant, they are actually incredibly powerful tools that help to change and re-affirm new, positive statements and break the habits of the old ones. Again, the biggest thing to remember is that this is a process. Think of it as climbing a mountain. You take steps every day. You are where you are. You don’t get frustrated that you’re not at the top yet, because you know that every day, you’re a little closer. Maybe it takes a month, maybe it takes a year, maybe it takes a few years. No matter how long it takes, it will be worth it. Just keep going. #AvinashRajuAdluri
Posted on: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 20:09:47 +0000
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