The Mark Of An Educated Mind
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It’s important to realize that thoughts are just thoughts; they don’t make you what you are. Actions do. Plain and simple.
Many times we judge ourselves by our intentions while the world judges us by our actions.
Realizing these thoughts are only that, is our first step. Taking control is the second.
When we hear thoughts of a negative consequence it is actually necessary to fight that thought by saying No, that’s not true. I am a good father, worker, husband (or whatever the case maybe)
The comparison that the mind is like a wild pony that has be placed under the rein and mastered is a good comparison.
Once you get good at it, you will actually hear thoughts as if you are listening to someone speak. This is known as “Second Level Consciousness” This is when you are beginning to hear the mind as it functions and become more in control of the dialogue it renders. As well, you consider what to keep and what to throw away.
An excellent way of conditioning the mind for a more positive output is to begin reading positive books and books about “self help”. Going to “second hand book stores” will reveal hundreds of excellent books you can use to start refreshing the mind with.
This is personally where my own transformation began.
As I poured through dozens of books I began to look for more positive outlooks and outcomes of situations that came into my life. It really was a turning point in my life.
Perhaps you’re saying to yourself, “yeah, but you don’t know what kind of life I’ve had. It was rough and no one gave me any breaks at all” or something similar.
Fair enough. Let’s compare.
I personally know of a fellow whose family broke up when he was a small child due to his father’s drinking and spent a year and a half in a foster home while his mother worked to find them a new life.
She remarried and brought her son and daughter home when they were 5 and 3 respectively.
Unknown to her he was an abuser of children. He had his way with the girl and the boy when she was not around. My friend at the time was five and was able to express himself so he began to fight back against the sexual advances and broke all the toys that were offered as a way to bribe his way to allowing this behavior.
So the step father convinced the woman that the child was destructive and that it was him or the boy that leaves.
Back in the late 50’s it was hard to survive, and so this mother had no choice but to send the boy back into the custody of the courts as a difficult child. Obviously the behavior became worse and he went from foster home to foster home. Some of these homes also had abuse going on in them.
At one time he spent 4 years (8yrs old to 12) at a sanitarium cause there were no foster homes available. Him and about 15 other boys stayed in a large room with severely mentally retarded men because there was no where else to house them.
Again his behavior worsened.
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