"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results"
Unknown
A recent book, that has become one of my all time favorites, E Squared by Pam Grout, stated that we have over 6000 thoughts everyday. That is a lot of thinking. You would think that with all those thoughts pouring out into the universe every single day there would be a cornucopia of new ideas saturating the planet.
Unfortunately, about 98% of those thoughts are the exact same thoughts we thought the day before......and the day before.....and the day before that.
The premise of the book is that thoughts are powerful. That they can influence not only our lives, but our surroundings and the lives and surroundings of others. Somewhat like the Law of Attraction. We get what we think about most. For those who scoff at this idea, or call it New Age nonsense, here is another example, that has been around a whole lot longer than anyone reading this: As a man thinketh, in his heart, so is he. Proverbs 23:7
So what are those 5880 thoughts that we repeat each day? Are they a direct reflection of where our lives are at the present moment? Do they help us to repeat them day after day? Are those thoughts getting us to where we want to be? If we constantly think about a lack of something, say money, do we attract that lack into our lives unknowingly? Is there a reason we were told, "Do not worry"?
Consider this. What if we changed the way we think about ourselves and the world as a whole? Could we not only cure, but eradicate disease? Could we think our way out of war? What could the endless possibilities be?
If we could turn off the constant babble in our brains, by a switch located somewhere behind the ear, or maybe just set our brains on a platter for an hour or so, imagine what would happen. Imagine what we would hear. There was a reason the Psalmist wrote: Be still and know that I am God.
Think about that.
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