"What we think, We become." - The Buddha.
30/10/07 16:54
Hey Captain Negativo, ready to put the lid on the downer thoughts for a while? It’s a good notion, but hard to do considering that thoughts tend to fly around our minds faster than a caped wonder. The great sage Patanjali, who authored the Yoga Sutras, gives us some sound advice as to how to transform our mind into a good friend. He tells us that when disturbed by disturbing thoughts, we should think the opposite. Basically, it’s a “fake it ‘til you make it” approach to positive thinking. And it works, because whatever you think becomes who you are, and if you’ve been on the downward spiral, you know it’s hard to pull yourself out. But you just have to start somewhere, even if it’s telling yourself over and over again that you are having a good hair day. Eventually those positive thoughts will start to dominate, and you’ll start the upward spiral, and be on your way to happy lands faster than a speeding bullet.
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