In this first post on part 2, I want to write a little note about the power you have to change your mind.
These are powers that we all have, but we don't always take advantage of.
Life is full of emotions
and sometimes were not sure what to do about the feelings we have. Instead of facing them we'll have a drink, smoke, bottle it inside, or just have a nasty attitude. We are all believers in the strength
of God, and we should honor the God that resides in us.
An example would be the after math of an argument, you're angry, and the conversation plays in your head over and over, you may even think of bringing it up again. Just let it go, and change your mind from frustration to contentment.
There is nothing wrong with being angry, or anxious from time to time, or even having a drink from time, to time. It's not okay to let these things consume us, or to use it to disguise pain, or emotion.
The power to change your mind is HUGE! All you have to do is..... do it. Put your egos aside and let the love you have inside be your strength. Fighting your ego is hard, but once you have conquered it you can find eternal bliss.
I'm still working on this every day, every hour!!!!
Love
Kiki
Uncle Iroh
"It is important to draw wisdom from different places. If you take it from only one place it become rigid and stale."
Scripture:
Proverbs 19:11
A man's wisdom gives him patience;
it is to his glory to overlook an offense.
Proverbs 24:3
By wisdom a house is built,
and through understanding it is
established;
through knowledge its rooms are filled
with rare and beautiful treasures.
A wise man has great power,
and a man of knowledge increases
strength;
for waging war you need guidance,
and for victory many advisers.
Proverbs 27:19
As water reflects a face,
so a man's heart reflects the man.
Death and Destruction are never satisfied,
and neither are the eyes of man.
Ecclesiastes 5:2
Do not be quick with your mouth
do not be hasty in your heart
to utter anything before God.
God is in heaven
and you are on earth,
so let your words be few.
As a dream comes when there are many cares,
so the speech of a fool when there are
many words.
Ecclesiastes 6:10
Do not say "Why were the old days
better than these?"
For it is not wise to ask such questions.
Wisdom, like inheritance, is a good
thing
and benefits those who see the sun.
Wisdom is a shelter
as money is a shelter,
but the advantage of knowledge is this;
that wisdom preserves the life of its
possessor.
Ecclesiastes 4 (last line)
... calmness can lay great errors to rest.
Eat Pray Love
This book has many wise words in it. Remember not to draw wisdom from one place, and listen
to what different kinds of people have to say, you don't have to agree, but you never
know the different ways you can increase your knowledge.
This book talks a lot about meditation in India which I LOVED. It also
talks about serious depression and anxiety.
It's really for women, cuz it gets really really love mushy with to-good-to-be-true moments.
A paragraph from Eat pray love, Page 179:
So I've started being vigilant about watching my thoughts all day, and monitoring them. I repeat
this vow about 700 times a day: " I will not harbor
unhealthy thoughts anymore." Every time a diminishing thought arises, i repeat the vow. I will not harbor
unhealthy thoughts anymore. The first time I heard myself say this, my inner ear perked up at the word "harbor," which is a noun as well as a verb. A harbor of course, is a place of refuge, a port of entry. I pictured the harbor of my mind-a little beat-up, perhaps, a little storm-worn, but well situated and with a nice depth. The harbor of my mind is an open bay, the only access to the island of my Self (which is a young and volcanic island, yes but fertile and promising). This island has been through some wars, it is true, but it is now committed to peace, under a new leader (me) who has instituted new policies to protect the place. And now- let the word go out across the seven seas- there are much, much stricter laws on the books about who may enter this harbor.
You may not come here anymore with your hard and abusive thoughts, with your plague ships of thoughts, with our slave ships of thoughts- all these will be turned away. Likewise, any thoughts
that are filled with angry or starving exiles, with malcontents and pamphleteers, mutineers and violent assassins, desperate prostitutes, pimps and seditious stowaways- you may not come here anymore, either. Cannibalistic thoughts, for obvious reasons, will no longer be received. Even missionaries will be screened carefully, for sincerity. This is a peaceful harbor, the entryway to a fine and proud island that is only now beginning to cultivate tranquillity. If you can abide by these new laws, my dear thoughts, then you are welcome in my mind-otherwise, I shall turn you all back toward the sea from whence you came.
That is my mission, and it will never end.
-Elizabeth Gilbert
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