I know what you mean. I didn’t really get this stuff either when I was younger. It wasn’t until I got much older that things started to click into place. I think you have to choose sayings that work for you.

I like abundant thoughts create abundant actions. It does sound a lot more positive.
.-= Jazz Salinger´s last blog ..Sean Rasmussen – Aussie Internet Marketer Making a Difference =-.

I used to believe that we were totally responsible for our thoughts but with a prolonged inward search I now know for sure that we are not. If we were in control of our thoughts then why would we allow even one negative thought through let alone the myriad of negative thoughts we can have in one day?

Thoughts just rise up, and it is a mystery but part of being a conscious being in this dualistic world.

The integral thing here is what we do with these thoughts… do we follow them or just let them go? You would have heard people say, ‘ I can’t help it, these thoughts just pop in” and that is very true. The most powerful thing we can do when a negative thought comes up is recognise that it is just a thought and don’t chase it. It is not solid nor is it a thing. it therefore has no power unless we give our attention to it and empower it by continually focusing on it.

Most, if not all meditation practices in the world are not about stilling the mind (you can’t “still” the mind completely…. just try to stop thought for a minute!). Meditation is about recognising that thought rises up and is not attached to anything, so you learn to just let them go. Thought is not the enemy here though, we need thoughts to function…The greatest inventions in the world have been inspired by a thought in someones mind.

Knowing this is very powerful as having an image of what you want to achieve, seeing it , feeling it hearing it etc is far more powerful than “thinking” it. This has worked for me health wise and I have had the experience of healing my own body fast through a few illnesses, one inoperable, one incurable and several miraculous cures e.g, fixing a severely sprained ankle in about 5 minutes for instance.

Vision boards are a great way to focus on what you want to “see” in your life. Get the image of how you see your new self in every minute detail and hold onto that image. I call it reinventing yourself… then give the mystery of life space to provide those opportunities to you to move into and work on your new self. That is what I am doing right now, seeing myself smiling, energetic and over the finishing line of this competition, jubilant. See you all there too!

Blessings
Elly

Very thought provoking post, a million dollars will not happen without action of some description. The action will not take place unless we have the thoughts which are a product of our desires.