Jan 13 2009
Training the Thought Process
I can’t tell you how many times a day I have a negative thought. It can be about myself, an annoying person near me, or something on TV. Maybe stress makes it worse, or maybe I’m noticing it more, because I’m into self improvement at the moment. I’m not sure what the reason is, but it is apparent to me that I need to change my way of thinking.
I have alot of things I would like to work on about myself. I need to quit smoking for good. I need to work out more and improve my body image. I need to find a way to make money online. I must get my car going, it is in the shop now. I ‘ve got to organize my house better and work on my finances. Like I said I have alot of work to do.
To get this heap of self help projects done I will need to retrain my brain to shut off the negative thoughts and replace them with positive ones. Sometimes you are your own worst enemy. It is very difficult to break free of the limiting parts of your personality. I need to keep telling myself that I can do anything I want.
I believe that people can change and must continue to learn or they become stagnent. Everyday I try to improve myself in some small way. Small steps and a good plan can make the process easier. Nobody likes getting outside of their comfort zone, but sometimes you need to. I’m trying to think of fear in a whole new light. Staying inside of the comfort zone will get pretty boring after awhile. Take a small step out. Drive home a different way. Look in your closet for something you normally wouldn’t wear and do it. Try a new food. It can be a real eye opener. After all if you don’t like it, you can always go back to the norm. You never know until you try.
A few times I did this and loved what I did, and sometimes it was a mistake. Mistakes are learning experiences. Embrace them- it’s how we learn and we all make them. It is important to learn from them so they don’t repeat themselves.
I need to give myself a chance to make it work or not. The world limits what and who we are enough, I don’t need to add restrictions to that too. I’m going to work on all of my faults at once and hope I can make daily progress. It’s hard work to improve yourself but I feel I’m worth it.
