Our thoughts are more real than we give them credit for

 

Fascinating 14-minute video…

Why?

Because it says the same thing most people already know about positive attitude, but in a different, more compelling way.

The mind doesn’t work like a camera, the mind works like a projector.

What we see isn’t real although we think it is. It’s what we think that is the real thing.

  • What we see looks like a photograph of something real.
  • What we actually think is what gets projected out to the world.

If we see an empty clear square container, but are told it will be full of spiders in a little while, and we are afraid of spiders, we become afraid of the clear empty container.

Our snapshot of the clear container now sees it full of scary spiders, even though it’s empty.

Crazy how it works.

The implications to whether we become a thriver or a survivor hinges on our thoughts.

Our thoughts do become things.

It begins with, “I’m getting older, so…”

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Dare to think unthinkable mental thoughts

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When you work someplace for 30+ years, it defines who you are as a person in many ways.

 

Thinking differently can get us in trouble.

It’s not a way to fit in, generally speaking.

And folks who seem ridiculously happy are suspect.

Let ’em wonder.

Go. Be you. Think unthinkable, amazing thoughts.

Note: “Getting ourselves in trouble” either feels scary or exciting.

And getting in trouble doesn’t mean legally, it means pushing traditional boundaries.

Pushing and pulling for the good of society.

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Thought Dependent?

“The happiness of our life depends on the quality of our thoughts”. — Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

My new friend Frank, the front office manager at Mitchell’s Sand Castles, on Sanibel Island, told me I am always smiling. I wanted to say, “And your point is”?, but I didn’t.

We had a decent discussion about finding your source for motivation, and finding your purpose in life.

Just yesterday, I wrote a post about something that daily enhances my life.

Amazing how something as simple as changing a radio station has yielded such noticeable benefits.

Well, not only changing the station, but then keeping it there.  Carpe diem,  jeff noel 🙂

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Mid-Life Reverence?

Mid-Life Reverence?

“Associate reverently, and as much as you can, with your loftiest thoughts”.   — Henry David Thoreau

There’s an old saying, “Garbage in, garbage out”.  And another, “You are what you eat”.

We are what we repeatedly do.

Mid-life excellence is a habit.  Not having mid life excellence is also a habit.

Chose wisely.

And remember, this is the hardest work you will ever undertake.  So, if you’re looking for an easy way, I personally don’t think you’ll ever find it.

But please know, finding it is my greatest wish for you.

Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂